Selected Poems

About this book

A sampling from the oeuvre of one of the greatest living poets of the English language Geoffrey Hills poetry comprises one of the most uncompromising and visionary bodies of work written over the last fifty years. Imbued with the weight of history morality and language his work reveals a deeply religious sensibility a towering intellect and an emotional complexity that are unrivaled in contemporary letters. Now for the first time ever readers can observe in one volume how Hills style took shape over time. This generous selection spans his career beginning with poems from Hills astonishing debut For the Unfallen and following through to his stylistically distinct and critically acclaimed work Without Title. Including some of the poets strongest most sensitive and most brilliant pieces this collection will reaffirm Hills reputation as Englands best hope for the Nobel Prize.