BEYOND THE TERMINUS

by Anthony Knight

BEYOND THE TERMINUS is a collection of poems in various forms. They were composed over a period in excess of forty years. Many of them appeared in various periodicals and anthologies on both sides of the Atlantic. They are written in a variety of forms and with a variety of themes. Subject matter is sometimes personal and sometimes public. The author never dates his work as some of the poems took decades to finish. So the reader will have to decide which poems began in youth and which belong to an older sensibility. Although the subjects of these poems range widely from love to war and all points between what they share is an ambition to create memorable shortcuts to significant meaning. A few lines of verse can say a lot. Concentrated power produced by skilful concision is the unique quality of poetry. But that's not why the author is a poet. He didn't choose poetry - poetry chose him. The author never thought of expressing his creativity in any other way after his English teacher, Mr Tierney, had introduced him to the magic of the muse in the great works of English poetry.The author is an award-winning poet who lives in Essex, half-way between London and Southend thus half-way between the city and the sea. A railway runs through his town and joins the two.The author hopes the reader enjoys the journeys his poems make.

427 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 29, 2012