Living in Language place the day’s ration is hard

the day’s ration is hard won

Its dark jewels are the magnificent poems of bereavement

and presents the finest work from one of the most important figures in poetry today

Christina Rossetti and Emily Bronte sit alongside Roger McGough

Living in Language place the day’s ration is hardLiving in Language brings together reflections on the craft and purpose of poetry, by 21 leading poets from around the world. The lyric essays, fragments, letters and new poems in this groundbreaking anthology shed light on topics as diverse and vital as writing the body, writing in exile, writing as witness, writing as a shamanic act, grappling with traditional forms, discovering your own voice, and even translation and self translation. This is an