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Book SynopsisCity Sonnets presents a poet's view of modern city life in all its variety. Thirty-six sonnets written in traditional form explore the dark and the light, the rich and the poor, the ugly and the beautiful. There are poems about a beggar, cathedrals, van drivers and concert halls, cats and rats and many other topics. Each one has a colour illustration that complements the vivid evocation of urban existence in the verse. The writing explores what it means to be a human being living among many others, with all the tensions, anxieties, pleasures and joys that they experience. The sonnet form, with its fourteen lines, regular metre and rhyming scheme, brings a sharp focus on the practicalities and dreams of city living.
Table of ContentsPreface; City Bard; Addict; Beggar; Book Group; Carnival; Cathedrals; Cats; Cinema; Citizens; City Farm; Commuter Train; Concert Hall; Corner Shop; Councillor; Delivery Driver; Demonstrator; Dog-walker; Escaping From a Pre-computer Office; Friday Night; From a Distance; Ideal Estate; Massage Parlour; Monday; Pandemic Ward; Parks; Rats; Refuse; Rough Sleeper; Rule by Bells; Service Area; Stock Exchange; Sandwich-eaters; Traffic Joy; Under a Spell of Shyness; Urban Cyclist; Vegan Restaurant; Acknowledgements;
