Wing is a 2020 poetry collection written by Matthew Francis. It is Francis' seventh poetry collection and eleventh book. It received positive reviews in The London Magazine and The Guardian . [1] [2]
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| Author | Matthew Francis |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Poetry Collection |
| Publisher | Faber & Faber |
Publication date | February 6, 2020 |
| Media type | Book |
| Pages | 80 |
| ISBN | 9780571358625 |
Wing is a collection of 36 poems, divided into three sections, each containing twelve poems. Every section follows a different general theme.
Freefall is a series of semi-autobiographical poems focusing on nature and the natural world.
Micrographia is a series of poems inspired by the scientific experiments of Robert Hooke (1665)
Canticles is a series of poems focusing on language and its uses.
"Freefall" was written as a eulogy to Francis's friend who died in a parachute accident. Francis remembers moments from their friendship and imagines his friend at peace as he dies. Francis said of the poem "It is a meditation on falling, flying and vertigo". [3]
Wing contains three tributes to other poets, "Frog, Crow" is an adaptation of two famous haiku by the Japanese poet Matsuo Bashō, "Clock" is an adaption of a famous Dafydd ap Gwilym poem and "A Dream of Cornwall" was written as an elegy for the Scottish poet W.S Graham. [3] Graham has been an inspiration for Francis for a long time. Francis' first published work was a collection of W.S Graham poems in 2004. He also authored a study on the life of W.S Graham in the same year. [4]
"Mere" is dedicated to the poet John Barnie, the title comes from an Old English word for pond.
"Monomoon" is a poem written only using words that contain the letter O.
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