Ten Poems about Trains

OUTBOUND

André Naffis-Sahely

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Candlewick Press
01 November 2023

Poetry anthologies; Trains & railways: general interest; Stationery items

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This mini-anthology is the outbound leg of our pair of titles celebrating train travel, and it takes us on some fascinating worldwide adventures.

Again and again the poems dramatise the fact that when we board a train we open ourselves up to unexpected and vivid encounters. Trains can't help being political; they cover vast distances and experience far more than we ever will:

Racing on iron errands, the trains go by, and over the white acres of our orchards hurl their wild summoning cry, their animal cry

from 'The Trains' by Judith Wright

Most of all, the selection is alive to the sheer power of trains their ability to carry us away and also to make us stop in our tracks to take stock of exactly where we are.

Poems by Mahmoud Darwish, Paul Durcan, Langston Hughes, Ada Limón, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Alice Duer Miller, André Naffis-Sahely, Mary Ruefle, Declan Ryan and Judith Wright.

Cover illustration by Gail Brodholt.

Includes one poetry pamphlet, envelope and co-ordinating bookmark with space for your own personal message.

Edited by: André Naffis-Sahely
Imprint: Candlewick Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 137mm,
ISBN: 9781913627256
ISBN 10: 191362725X
Pages: 24
Publication Date: 01 November 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified