Selected Poems

George MacBeth (1932-1992) was one of the most gifted and generous poets of our time. Admired by many, from Larkin to Hughes to Reading, in recent years he has sometimes seemed in danger of being forgotten. This selection by the noted American poet Anthony Thwaite, chosen from poems written when MacBeth was in his late teens to the work of his last months, will give a new generation the chance to enjoy his memorable voice. In her Preface, Carol Ann Duffy writes that ""his poetry is eclectic, formally dazzling, gleefully experimental"" and that this selection ""shows his generous ability to entertain, challenge, and move his readers.