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Poetry puzzles for curious minds where clues unlock haiku answers.
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At Last, We Listen Closely

Cryptic Crossword Poems

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    68 pages

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    11 May 2027

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Summary

Where poetry meets puzzles: a playful new form for curious minds.

At last, we listen closely: cryptic crossword poems brings together two favourite pastimes: reading poetry and doing crossword puzzles. In this collection, Holly Painter invents an original form: interconnected poems based on cryptic crosswords. Each one – a paired “clues” poem and “answers” haiku – can be enjoyed as poetry, with subject matter ranging from moon-washed forests to pub brawls, rebellious churchwomen to Ve…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781917788656
ISBN-10:1917788657
Author:Holly Painter
Publisher:Eyewear Publishing
Imprint:Eyewear Publishing
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:68
Release Date:11 May 2027
Dimensions:25mm x 152mm x 229mm
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At Last, We Listen Closely by Holly Painter - ISBN: 9781917788656
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About The Author

Holly Painter

Holly Painter is the author of:

  • The Pressure of All That Light (Rebel Satori, 2022)
  • My Pet Sounds Off: Translating the Beach Boys (Finishing Line, 2020)
  • Excerpts from a Natural History (Titus, 2015)

Her poetry and fiction have been published in literary journals in North America, Europe, Asia, and Oceania. Holly lives with her wife and two children in Vermont, where she teaches writing and literature at the University of Vermont and is the Director of the Center for Research on Vermont.

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