Collected Poems

by R.F. Langley

This "Selected" contains material from Langley's previous two collections, "Man Jack" and "Twelve Poems", as well as newer and unpublished material. Langley's work is demanding, but rewarding to. Longer poems such as "Juan Fernandez" and "Matthew Glover" are mixed with shorter pieces, but all are carried by the playful, sometimes terse but never self-ragarding language of a confidant and assured poet. A friend of J.H. Prynne, Langley's work has a more playful, accessible and humerous edge which gives the reader a more immediate reward.

Genres: Poetry

72 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2000

Reviews

[Caspar "moved to storygraph" Bryant]

a pretty rapid collected but very informative I do enjoy Langley he seems to ride a certain Prynneanism and a google has in fact just affirmed his association with the Cambridge gang so good spot me. Indeed I think this collected is a nice intro to that 'group' as a whole or perhaps Prynne specifically. Langley is a poet who writes following his ear, of course, but one can see the lines drawn out into shapes made inside and drawn through the ear. Amazing. Is he more accessible? perhaps. Give him a go

[Joyce · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gripping from the very first line, I drank it down