The Map and the ClockA Laureate's Choice of the Poetry of Britain and Ireland
Ed. Carol Ann Duffy;Ed. Gillian Clarke
From the earliest recorded Old English poem, ‘Caedmon’s Hymn’, translated here by Paul Muldoon, to ‘Us’ by Zaffir Kunial, writing in the 21st century, this outstanding collection traces a history of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales in poetry. Encompassing every kind of poem, from solemn elegy to nonsense rhyme, these are the findings of Carol Ann Duffy and Gillian Clarke’s ‘poetry treasure-hunt using a map and a clock to travel, and time-travel, these islands’.