Trinity Poets
Trinity Poets

Trinity Poets

An Anthology of Poems by Members of Trinity College, Cambridge

Edited by Angela Leighton, Edited by Adrian Poole

POETRY

424 Pages, 5.5 x 8.5

Formats: Paperback

Paperback, $18.99 (US $18.99) (CA $24.99)

Publication Date: July 2017

ISBN 9781784103569

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Overview

For over six centuries, Trinity College, Cambridge (UK) has spawned more poets than any other institution. Now in this landmark anthology, literary giants including Herbert, Byron, Tennyson, Housman, Marvell, Dryden et al, sit alongside contemporary voices such as bestselling poet and crime writer Sophie Hannah, leading African poet Ben Okri, and Eric Gregory Award winner Jacob Polley, plus others. Past and present meet in a unique showcase of poets from one of the most distinguished and admired colleges in the world. The poems are accompanied by over a dozen illustrations.

Reviews

"Leighton's language is surprisingly meaty. This is attentive, sure-footed poetry." —The Guardian

"An original poet who may come to be an important one." —The Times on Angela Leighton

Author Biography

Angela Leighton was born in Wakefield, educated in Edinburgh and Oxford, and taught for many years at the University of Hull. She is now Senior Research Fellow at Trinity College, Cambridge. She has published books and essays on nineteenth and twentieth-century literature, including On Form: Poetry, Aestheticism, and the Legacy of a Word, as well as three volumes of poetry: A Cold Spell (2000), Sea Level (2007) and The Messages (2012).
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