Third Day: New & Selected Poems

Overview

Pulling the best poems from various points in his early and later life, this collection celebrates previously published poems and offers new autobiographical pieces that explore the complexities of being and nonbeing experienced during bouts with illness in advanced age. Light and exuberant pieces reflecting the passions of youth and more mature pieces weighing on mortality are sure to satisfy readers of fine poetry and English literature, as well as those who will enjoy the author's long-awaited return to verse.

Reviews

"Gowrie's strength lies in his ability to make us see beyond his own tragedy. He is honest without being over-emotional, confining his poems to incidents that reveal a truth beyond his personal situation." —Guardian

"Grey Gowrie's poems—utterly free of any querulous or self-pitying note—touch the reader's own heart." —Times Literary Supplement

Author Biography

Grey Gowrie is a former literature professor at Harvard University and the University College London and a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. He is the author of several poetry collections, including The Domino Hymn: Poems from Harefield and Postcard from Don Giovanni.