Pilgrim's Flower
24 October 2013Imprint: Picador
Synopsis
Rachael Boast’s first collection, Sidereal, was one of the most highly regarded debuts of recent years, winning the Forward Prize for Best First Collection and the Seamus Heaney Centre for Poetry Prize. Her second, Pilgrim's Flower, richly confirms and dramatically extends that talent – but where Sidereal’s gaze was often firmly fixed on the heavens, Boast’s focus here has shifted...
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24 October 201364 pages
9781447242178Imprint: Picador
Reviews
The metaphysical turn in recent poetry in the UK is emphasized in Rachael Boast's second collection, Pilgrim's Flower, which recognizes that there are certain states and perceptions that shape the weather of the spirit, which poetry seems uniquely qualified to render . . . you'll see something of the diversity and ambition that marks our younger poets.Poetry Books of the Year, Independent
