The Poetry of Sylvia Kantaris
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.
Contents
“Kantaris writes clearly, frankly, movingly and humorously about a wide variety of human relationships” – Peter Reading, Sunday Times |
About the poet:
Biography Her work:
Time & Motion (1975) The Tenth Muse (1983) News From The Front (1983) The Sea At The Door (1985) Dirty Washing (1989) The Air Mines of Mistila (1988) Lad's Love (1993) Process of composition:
“Parting” from Dirty Washing
Draft 1 Draft 2 Draft 3
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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
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in the e-mail address.
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& hence eliminates junk 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.
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