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Book SynopsisWinner of the Costa Biography Award, a fascinating exploration of one of the twentieth century’s most influential poets.
Trade Review"[An] excellent account…beautifully structured by place, year and season." -- Guardian
"A perceptive biography that traces an author’s trajectory from disillusioned prose scribe to acclaimed poet.... Poet Hollis (
Ground Water, 2004), who edited a volume of Thomas’ selected poetry, expertly recreates the upheaval of English society as it made the transition from genteel post-Victorianism to brash modernism. Thomas stood poised on the dividing line between W.B. Yeats and T.S. Eliot and justly remains a towering figure in English poetry. This diligently researched and masterfully written exposition will appeal to Anglophiles and fans of literary biography." -- Kirkus Reviews
"I read this book entranced, inspired, anxious, and grateful, and I finished it in tears. It is important and it is wonderful." -- Carol Ann Duffy, British poet laureate
