In this, his third poetry collection from Arc, Ian Pople reveals himself as an ecstatic observer of the natural world and a whole-hearted and honest participant in human relationships and the human condition as he undertakes a gentle and understated questioning of both love and faith.
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For this relief, much thanks |
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A Thousand Twangling Instruments |
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A Week of Running beside the Canal |
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V What the Car Park was Singing |
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Set Elements for John Brown - Isamu Noguchi |
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Those Who stand Beside You: `After Hatzopoulos' |
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Disposable Icon, the Reply |
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William Blake at the Kardomah Cafe |
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| Biographical Note |
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Ian Pople was born in Ipswich. He was educated at the British Council, Athens and the Universities of Aston and Manchester. His first book of poetry, The Glass Enclosure, was a Poetry Book Society Recommendation and shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best First Collection. His second collection, An Occasional Lean-to, was published by Arc in 2004. He teaches at the University of Manchester.
