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21%OFFJohn (Ed) Halliday - Don't Bring Me No Rocking Chair - 9781852249878 - V9781852249878
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Don't Bring Me No Rocking Chair

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Description for Don't Bring Me No Rocking Chair Paperback. Anthology of poems on ageing from Shakespeare to the present time, with foreword by Joan Bakewell. Editor(s): Halliday, John; Anderson, Linda. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 324.
Gathering poems from Shakespeare to the present, Don't Bring Me No Rocking Chair addresses ageing through the several ages of poetry. Now more than ever, as more of us live for longer, the idea of what it means to age or to grow old engages and concerns people of all ages. One of the problems of ageing is the language we use to define it and the list of pejoratives associated with it, with attitudes to ageing ranging from 'fatalism, denial, negative stereotyping and tunnel vision to fantasy' (Professor Tom Kirkwood, Newcastle University). Poetry can help to give us a ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781852249878
SKU
V9781852249878
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About John (Ed) Halliday
John Halliday was born in Durham and has always lived in the North East. He has a lifelong interest in poetry and following a Creative Writing PhD has facilitated memoir and life writing groups for older writers. For many years he worked as a psychotherapist and noticed the impact poetry had on those engaging with their distress. He believes poetry ... Read more

Reviews for Don't Bring Me No Rocking Chair
With age comes a growing thoughtfulness: what was it all for? What have we made of our lives, what have we known of love, what have we enjoyed of beauty and how do we come to terms with our going? This remarkable book contains thoughts on all such concerns. Its variety is extensive but one thing is sustained throughout. The ... Read more

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