As Best We Can

Jeffrey Wainwright

Dec 2020 · Carcanet Press Limited

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Explore the depths of family, mortality, and the natural world through Jeffrey Wainwright's poignant poetry.

In As Best We Can, Jeffrey Wainwright delves into memory and dreams, offering readers a collection of poems that resonate with both personal and universal experiences. Through vivid imagery and contemplative verse, Wainwright explores the complexities of family relationships, the inevitability of mortality, and the solace found in the beauty of nature. This collection invites readers to reflect on their own lives and find meaning in the everyday moments that shape our existence.

Perfect for professional and scholarly readers, as well as poetry enthusiasts, As Best We Can offers a bittersweet journey through the landscapes of memory and the human heart. Discover a collection that is both deeply personal and universally resonant, inviting you to contemplate the world around you and the world within. Keywords: contemporary poetry, family, mortality, nature, Jeffrey Wainwright.

Explore the depths of family, mortality, and the natural world through Jeffrey Wainwright's poignant poetry. In As Best We Can, Jeffrey Wainwright delves into memory and dreams, offering readers a collection of poems that resonate with both personal and universal experiences. Through vivid image...

About the author

Jeffrey Wainwright was born in Stoke-on-Trent and educated locally and at the University of Leeds. In 1973 he moved to Manchester Polytechnic, later Manchester Metropolitan University, from where he retired as Professor of English in 2009. In 1984 he was Judith Wilson Fellow at St John's College Cambridge. Besides poetry he has translated Charles Peguy, Paul Claudel,Pierre Corneille and Bernard-Marie Koltes for the RSC, the BBC and the Actors' Touring Company. His poem 'An Empty Street' (PN Review) was shortlisted for the 2014 Forward Prize for Best Single Poem. He lives in Manchester and for part of the year in Umbria. Jeffrey Wainwright was born in Stoke-on-Trent and educated locally and at the University of Leeds. In 1973 he moved to Manchester Polytechnic, later Manchester Metropolitan University, from which he retired as Professor of English in 2009. In 1984 he was Judith Wilson Fellow at St John's College Cambridge. Besides poetry he has translated Charles Peguy, Paul Claudel,Pierre Corneille and Bernard-Marie Koltes for the RSC, the BBC, and the Actors' Touring Company. His poem 'An Empty Street' (PN Review) was shortlisted for the 2014 Forward Prize for Best Single Poem. He lives in Manchester and for part of the year in Umbria.

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