Amy Clampitt CD

1987. Introduced by Seamus Heaney.

"In a soft, even voice, she couches emotion in imagery, writing about nature or travel, encompassing all the romanticism that goes along with seeing new places...." --Library Journal

J.D. McClatchy has also praised Clampitt as "a genius for places," with "a large, confident, humane imagination." This selection, recorded in the year in which she published her third collection, Archaic Figure, includes poems from each of Amy Clampitt's four books.

Length: 51 min.

Track List:

1. Introduction by Seamus Heaney
2. Introduction to "Tourists" (by Howard Moss)
3. Tourists
4. Introduction to "Archaic Figure"
5. Archaic Figure
6. Introduction to "Anaprinios"
7. Anaprinios
8. Introduction to "The Disadvantages of Central Heating"
9. The Disadvantages of Central Heating
10. Introduction to "My Cousin Muriel"
11. My Cousin Muriel
12. Introduction to "The Kingfisher"
13. Introduction to "A Hermit Thrush"
14. A Hermit Thrush
15. Introduction to "Medusa at Broadstairs"
16. Medusa at Broadstairs
17. Introduction to "The Sea Mouse"
18. The Sea Mouse
19. Introduction to "What the Light Was Like"
20. What the Light Was Like