The Poetry of Sex by Sophie Hannah - ISBN: 9780241962633
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Unleash the raw, exciting truth about sex through poetry’s bold voice.

The Poetry of Sex

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  • Paperback

    240 pages

  • Release Date

    25 March 2015

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Summary

Fifty Shades of Poetry - a no-holds-barred, highly enjoyable anthology of writing about sex.

‘It’s the way that you say I don’t usually do this.’

Romance and poetry seem to go hand in hand but - implicit, explicit, nuanced or starkly frank - sex itself has long been a staple subject for poets. And little has changed over the centuries, from Ovid describing a summer afternoon of love-making to Rosemary Tonks telling the Story of a Hotel Room. Sophie Hannah’s selection ranges fr…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780241962633
ISBN-10:0241962633
Author:Sophie Hannah
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Penguin Books Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:240
Release Date:25 March 2015
Weight:172g
Dimensions:197mm x 129mm x 15mm
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Critics Review

Sophie Hannah is among the best at comprehending in rhyming verse the indignity of having a body and the nobility of having a heart - - Guardian

Sophie Hannah is among the best at comprehending in rhyming verse the indignity of having a body and the nobility of having a heart * Guardian *

About The Author

Sophie Hannah

Sophie Hannah has published five collections of poetry. Her fifth, Pessimism for Beginners, was shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot Award in 2007. She also writes internationally successful psychological crime thrillers. She lives with her husband and children in Cambridge.

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