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Gathering Evidence
Caoilinn Hughes
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Description for Gathering Evidence
Paperback. This extraordinary debut collection by a young Irish poet living in New Zealand marries poetry to the languages of science. Num Pages: 60 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 217 x 5. Weight in Grams: 88.
With pinpoint accuracy, virtuosity and humour, Caoilinn Hughes aligns scientific and poetic venturing. In this striking debut collection she focuses on moments of discovery, from the first controlled nuclear reaction to the shape of an avalanche as witnessed from its catchment area. These are epiphanies with consequences.
With pinpoint accuracy, virtuosity and humour, Caoilinn Hughes aligns scientific and poetic venturing. In this striking debut collection she focuses on moments of discovery, from the first controlled nuclear reaction to the shape of an avalanche as witnessed from its catchment area. These are epiphanies with consequences.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
60
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847772626
SKU
9781847772626
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-2
About Caoilinn Hughes
Caoilinn Hughes was born in Galway, Ireland in 1985. With BA and MA degrees from the Queen's University of Belfast, she moved to New Zealand. After some years working for Google, running a small business, and writing novels on the weekends, she enrolled in a Ph.D. at Victoria University of Wellington. A selection of poems from her first book, Gathering ... Read more
Reviews for Gathering Evidence
'The notion of the poet as alchemist is a familiar one, but Caoilinn Hughes gives it new and enormous energy. I find myself wondering how she knows so much about so many things; and then I notice how far her poems travel beyond their own footprints. On page after page, she offers transformation - turning facts into feeling, experience into ... Read more