Old Men

Peter Daniels' new collection explores gay liaisons and relationships, as well as ageing and mortality. The title poem borrows from Yeats, "That is no country for old men. The young / In one another's arms" and explores wryly what we can hope for from love in later years.

About the author

Peter Daniels is the author of four poetry collections and several pamphlets, including two Poetry Business prizewinners. He has won poem competitions including the Arvon, TLS and Ledbury, and his translations of Vladislav Khodasevich from Russian (Angel Classics, 2013) were shortlisted for three awards including the Oxford-Weidenfeld prize. He has a Creative Writing PhD from Goldsmiths, London. As queer writer in residence at the London Metropolitan Archives he wrote the obscene Ballad of Captain Rigby.

Summary

Peter Daniels’ new collection explores gay liaisons and relationships, as well as ageing and mortality. The title poem borrows from Yeats, “That is no country for old men. The young / In one another's arms” and explores wryly what we can hope for from love in later years.

Product details

• Authors: Peter Daniels
• Publisher: Salt Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.04.2024
• EAN: 9781784633172
• ISBN: 978-1-78463-317-2
• No. of pages: 96
• Dimensions: 198 mm x 129 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 96 g
• Illustrations: Not illustrated
• Series: Salt Modern Poets
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies