Mark Ford Bücher

Tells the story of Bathsheba Everdene, who must choose among three suitors in Wessex in the 1840s.

Exploring the lives and influences of notable poets, this collection of essays delves into the contexts surrounding their works, featuring figures like Apollinaire, Pound, Walcott, and Mitchell. The final essay reflects on Douglas Crase, while an appendix showcases a captivating selection of letters from John Ashbery, spanning over three decades of correspondence with Ford. This insightful examination highlights the interconnectedness of poetry and personal relationships, revealing the depth of Ford's engagement with the literary world.

Woman Much Missed is the first book-length study of the many poems that Thomas Hardy composed in the wake of the death of his first wife Emma. It shows how Emma's writings and experiences were fundamental to Hardy's evolution into both a best-selling novelist and into one of the greatest poets of the twentieth century