Winner of the 2014 T. S. Eliot Prize for Poetry.
The poems in David Harsent's new collection, whether single poems, dramatic sequences, or poems that 'belong to one another', share a dark territory and a sometimes haunting, sometimes steely, lyrical tone. Throughout the book - in the stark biography of 'Songs from the Same Earth', the troubling fractured narrative of 'A Dream Book', the harrowing lines of connection in four poems each titled 'Fire', or the cheek-by-jowl shudder of 'Sang the Rat' - Harsent writes, as always, with passion and a sureness of touch.
'A writer we should treasure.' Charlotte Runcie, Daily Telegraph
'With every book [Harsent's] stature as a truly significant writer becomes more undeniable.' Fiona Sampson, Independent
David Harsent has published ten collections of poetry. Night (2011), was a Poetry Book Society Choice, was shortlisted for the Costa, Forward and T. S. Eliot poetry prizes and won the Griffin International Poetry Prize. The most recent, Fire Songs, was published in 2014.
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