Devices and Desires

New and Selected Poems 1967-1987

Davis Dick

Devices and Desires is Dick Davis's selection from his three earlier books, together with twenty-three new poems. This collection by one of England's most original, yet traditional, poets demonstrates the range of themes which he commands, and the gift for clear, memorable and subtle writing which has won a wide readership for his poetry.

About the Author

Dick Davis was born in 1945. He has worked as a teacher in various places around the world including Iran, where he lived for eight years. He was Northern Arts Literary Fellow at Durham and Newcastle from 1985 to 1987, and he now teaches Persian at Ohio State University. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.

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Awards won by Dick Davis
Winner, 1981 Royal Society of Literature Award (Seeing the World)

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