Basil Bunting was a poet profoundly shaped by his Quaker upbringing and pacifist convictions, experiences that informed his early complex works. He explored the sonic qualities of verse through intricate structures he termed "sonatas," demonstrating a deep connection to music. Influenced by modernist contemporaries like Ezra Pound, Bunting's poetry exhibits a distinctive engagement with form and sound. His career, spanning journalism and international service, culminated in major works that solidified his place in the modernist tradition.
Basil Bunting's work was published haphazardly throughout most of his life, and in many cases he did not oversee publication. He also examines Bunting's use of sources (including Persian literature and classical mythology), and explores the Northumbrian roots of Bunting's poetic vocabulary and use of dialect.
London 1968 1st Fulcrum. 8vo., 160pp., hardcover. VG plus, lower front cover corner a bit bumped, in VG DJ, light wear.