Selected Poems by Thom Gunn Carcanet Distinctive and courageous

Distinctive and courageous

slender and pale/for moments

the surreal imagery of her early work is re-deployed to venture into the badlands of the human psyche

with the filmic neo-noir of Atom Egoyan (Exotica) and David Lynch (Lost Highway

Selected Poems by Thom Gunn Carcanet Distinctive and courageousPoetry Book Society Autumn Special Commendation 2017 Thom Gunn has been described as one of the most singular and compelling poets in English during the past half century (TLS). This Selected Poems, compiled by his friend Clive Wilmer and accompanied by insightful notes, is the first edition to represent the full arc of Gunns inimitable career. The poetry of Thom Gunn was much admired in his lifetime, and at the same time often misunderstood and