The Poetry of Sylvia Kantaris |
Charcoal sketch of the poet by Nathalie Kantaris Díaz
This site is dedicated to the poetry of Sylvia Kantaris. She has
published seven books of poetry and has won numerous awards, including
the Poetry Book Society Choice of 1988 for The Air Mines of Mistila,
written collaboratively with Philip Gross. Her poems have appeared in London
Magazine, Poetry Review, New Statesman, Observer,
and Times Literary Supplement, and have been translated into
several languages, including: Finnish; German; Italian; Japanese; Korean
and Spanish. Her work is published/recorded regularly in Australia and
appears in many major anthologies. Several poems have been set to music,
also used in film, discussed in academic books, set for exams and read
on radio. Her poems have also been broadcast on BBC Radio.
On this site you will find information about the poet and her books, together with selections of her poetry.
“Kantaris writes clearly, frankly, movingly and humorously about a wide variety of human relationships” – Peter Reading, Sunday Times |
Biography |
Time & Motion (1975) | |
The Tenth Muse (1983) - NEW! Full PDF download of this book now available | |
News From The Front (1983) | |
The Sea At The Door (1985) - NEW! Full PDF download of this book now available |
Dirty
Washing (1989)
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The Air Mines of Mistila (1988) | |
Lad's Love (1993) |
“Parting” from Dirty
Washing
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“Writing
With Men” and “The Murmurings” (link opens in new
window or tab - close the tab to return here) An article from Stand magazine (Vol. 28 No. 3, Summer 1987), and a first version of a poem, “The Murmurings”, that appeared in Stand (Winter 1986-7) and later published in The Air Mines of Mistila |
Ordering information
Several of these titles are available for purchase.
For ordering information and prices please see Book
List.
Permission to reprint
Sylvia Kantaris holds the exclusive copyright for
all of her poetry.
Enquiries about permission to reprint should be made either by
e-mail to: e-mail
or in writing to:
Dr Sylvia Kantaris, 14 Osborne Parc, Helston, Cornwall TR13 8PB, England – UK.
Sylvia Kantaris has asserted her moral right to be identified as the author of the poems contained in this website.
Last updated: 09 December 2018
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Lucía Díaz