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Constellations

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Categories: 21st Century, British
Imprint: Carcanet Poetry
Publisher: Carcanet Press
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Excerpt
Author
Awards

'Daydreaming Skin'

1

daydreaming skin

fleshlight
starlight

the first skin
was spotless

folded in
the fire

in rhythm with
this heart

this uni-
verse

.

we live by
the urgent wave

of this uni-
verse

Constellations begins by celebrating sunlight and ends with the appearance of the moon, the coming of winter, snow and 'perpetual night'. In poems of compelling beauty Pindar takes us from a summer love affair by the sea to war and its aftermath, when night falls and 'the song that was promised has been sung'.

Ian Pindar was born in London in 1970. He published his first work, a life of James Joyce, in 2004. Emporium, his debut poetry collection, appeared in 2011. Constellations is his second collection. His poems have appeared in The English Review, The Forward Book of Poetry 2011 and 2012 ... read more

Awards won by Ian Pindar Short-listed, 2010 Forward Prize for Best Single Poem Commended, 2010 Supplementary prize in the Bridport Prize
Runner-up, 2009 National Poetry Competition 2009

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Constellations Ian Pindar 10% off eBook (EPUB) Categories: 21st Century, British Imprint: Carcanet Poetry Publisher: Carcanet Press Available as: eBook (EPUB) Needs ADE! (Pub. Mar 2013) 9781847776495 £9.95 £8.96 Paperback (80 pages) (Pub. May 2012) 9781847770967 Out of Stock To use the EPUB version, you will need to have Adobe Digital Editions (ADE) installed on your device. You can find out more at https://www.adobe.com/uk/solutions/ebook/digital-editions.html. Please do not purchase this version if you do not have and are not prepared to install, Adobe Digital Editions. Description Excerpt Author Awards 'Daydreaming Skin' 1 daydreaming skin fleshlight starlight the first skin was spotless folded in the fire in rhythm with this heart this uni- verse . we live by the urgent wave of this uni- verse Constellations begins by celebrating sunlight and ends with the appearance of the moon, the coming of winter, snow and 'perpetual night'. In poems of compelling beauty Pindar takes us from a summer love affair by the sea to war and its aftermath, when night falls and 'the song that was promised has been sung'. Ian Pindar was born in London in 1970. He published his first work, a life of James Joyce, in 2004. Emporium, his debut poetry collection, appeared in 2011. Constellations is his second collection. His poems have appeared in The English Review, The Forward Book of Poetry 2011 and 2012 ... read more Awards won by Ian Pindar Short-listed, 2010 Forward Prize for Best Single Poem Commended, 2010 Supplementary prize in the Bridport Prize Runner-up, 2009 National Poetry Competition 2009 You might also be interested in: Marabou Jane Yeh Odd Blocks Kay Ryan	Share this... Quick Links Carcanet Poetry Carcanet Classics Carcanet Fiction Carcanet Film Lives and Letters PN Review Video Carcanet Celebrates 50 Years! The Carcanet Blog Coco Island: Christine Roseeta Walker read more that which appears: Thomas A Clark read more Come Here to This Gate: Rory Waterman read more Near-Life Experience: Rowland Bagnall read more The Silence: Gillian Clarke read more Baby Schema: Isabel Galleymore read more
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