Songs And Sonnets

By Lawrence McDonald

Book Overview

First published in a quieter age, Songs And Sonnets gathers the concentrated music of feeling into a single, shimmering lyric poetry collection. These poems still speak today. Lawrence McDonald moves with ease between classic poems and songs, shaping lines that hold romantic love poems, wistful remembrance, and moments of contemplative reflective poetry in poised, singing language. As a sonnet sequence book in the tradition of finely patterned verse, Songs And Sonnets offers classic style sonnets that meditate on devotion, loss, hope and the quiet revelations of everyday life. Its poems about nature and time trace changing light, seasons and human longing with the formal grace of traditional English poetry, inviting the reader to linger over each measured cadence. Romantic poetry fans and Shakespeare sonnets fans alike will recognise an echo of the great masters, yet find a distinct, individual voice resonating through every stanza. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure. This carefully prepared edition serves equally as a thoughtful poetry gift collection and as a quietly indispensable volume of poetry for classic literature students, scholars and lifelong readers. For anyone drawn to intimate lyrics, finely crafted song, and the enduring architecture of the sonnet, Songs And Sonnets offers a companion to return to across the years.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9354480101
• ISBN13: 9789354480102
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 114 Pages
• Weight: 0.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"