The Stifled Poem - Donner, Mavis

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Résumé :
... A vague little shape is set free I cannot hear, I cannot see Give it body or make it bright... (From 'The Stifled Poem') This is an anthology that should appeal to many, as it comprises light-hearted as well as serious poems rendered in a comfortable and witty style. Leafing through its pages, we get glimpses into the changing face of nature, art and technology. More importantly, the poems are a comment on life - its loves, sorrows, surprises, disappointments, its varied existential struggles. It is the poet's hope that there's something in it for everyone anywhere.

Biographie:
Mavis Donner received her Ph.D. in English from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. She has been an English teacher and lecturer at several schools and universities around the world and at Webster University in Leiden, The Netherlands, where she lectured for 22 years, teaching English composition, literature and creative writing. The Writers' Circle she set up there for writers met regularly to discuss and share their talents. She is a published writer of poetry and short story anthologies, and her short story 'Mata Hari' was broadcast by the BBC World Service. She lives in Vienna, Austria.