The Field in WinterThe Field in Winter, the third collection of poetry by David Clarke, winner of the Michael Marks Award, elegantly reflects on memory, time, and the very particular landscape of grieving. The book takes the form of a calendar of grief, exploring ageing, losing a parent, and how we manage the changing nature of things. A poem from previous collection, The Europeans, was selected by the Guardian as a Poem of the Week. The collection was also reviewed in

co-written with Joel Stickley

"The quality is extremely high and

In bold poems that root themselves firmly in the coastal landscapes of North Norfolk

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his distinctive talent is for the sustained narrative of memory

narcissism and pleasure

Federico Garcia Lorca

“May be the next great

The fact that [chef] Esther is also anorexic adds a contemporary twist

Her work will also feature in The Best of Irish Poetry 2010 and a forthcoming Dedalus anthology of immigrant poetry written in Ireland

His Last of the Hunters will be re-issued by Five Leaves in 2006

Amman and Prague