Bloom's last work, completed weeks before his death when he felt 'edged by nothingness' and consoled himself with readings from Montaigne, Blake, Dante, Shakespeare et al. Missed from our Xm... read more
There have been many books on Plath, but this is in fact the first full biography. Sensitive and perceptive, it navigates both the controversies and poetry with skill.
The first biography of Mew since Penelope Fitzgerald's of 1984. The poet, once feted, has become as outcast as she felt herself to be; let us hope that Julia Copus' recent new edition of her... read more
The last seven years of Lowell's life, including 'The Dolphin' sonnets controversy, his break up and reconciliation with EH, seen through their letters to each other, Elizabeth Bishop, Caro... read more
Looks closely at nine of his best known poems to see how this lower-middle-class outsider from a dysfunctional family became one of posterity's darlings.