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The Kingfisher
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Manufacturer: Alfred A. Knopf
Author: Amy Clampitt
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The Kingfisher Description
Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 811.54
EAN: 9780394528403
ISBN: 0394528409
Label: Alfred A. Knopf
Manufacturer: Alfred A. Knopf
Book Pages: 149
Publication Date: 1983-01-12
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Product Release Date: 1983-01-12
Studio: Alfred A. Knopf
Dewey Decimal Number: 811.54
EAN: 9780394528403
ISBN: 0394528409
Label: Alfred A. Knopf
Manufacturer: Alfred A. Knopf
Book Pages: 149
Publication Date: 1983-01-12
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Product Release Date: 1983-01-12
Studio: Alfred A. Knopf
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Review Summary: Truly gifted poetry. A rare treat.
Review: The first time I was introduced to Amy Clampitt was with the poem Dorset, reproduced in a waiting room magazine. I was struck by the contrast between her southern-sounding name and the richness of her vocabulary, which in my opinion, equals anything by the best 19th century British authors. The Dorset poem was from her first collection, The Kingfisher. I had to special order the book, and by the time I picked it up the staff in the bookstore had also ordered their own personal copies. In this collection, Clampitt's subjects range from fog, beach glass, kingfishers and cormorants, dank mornings, to the residue of love affairs, and grief surrounding the death of John Lennon. She juxtaposes words as deftly as Dylan Thomas, and it is only her contemporary references that remind us that she is of our times. If you love to be suprised by words, see the world through the eyes of one truly capable of capturing it through the medium of poetry. Read Amy Clampitt, a delightful anachronism for lovers of the English language.
Review Summary: Truly gifted poetry. A rare treat.
Review: The first time I was introduced to Amy Clampitt was with the poem Dorset, reproduced in a waiting room magazine. I was struck by the contrast between her southern-sounding name and the richness of her vocabulary, which in my opinion, equals anything by the best 19th century British authors. The Dorset poem was from her first collection, The Kingfisher. I had to special order the book, and by the time I picked it up the staff in the bookstore had also ordered their own personal copies. In this collection, Clampitt's subjects range from fog, beach glass, kingfishers and cormorants, dank mornings, to the residue of love affairs, and grief surrounding the death of John Lennon. She juxtaposes words as deftly as Dylan Thomas, and it is only her contemporary references that remind us that she is of our times. If you love to be suprised by words, see the world through the eyes of one truly capable of capturing it through the medium of poetry. Read Amy Clampitt, a delightful anachronism for lovers of the English language.