This Afterlife: Selected Poems by A.E. Stallings
This Afterlife: Selected Poems is a collection by A.E. Stallings that brings together poems shaped by traditional forms and metres with contemporary concerns. The listing describes intimate writing attentive to everyday life, family, translation and the experience of refugees in Greece.
At a glance
- The collection explores daily life, relationships and the experience of living between languages and cultures.
- The listing describes poems using strict forms and metres, with an experimental approach to tradition.
- The book received the Anglo-Hellenic League Runciman Award 2023, was shortlisted for the London Hellenic Prize 2022 and received a Poetry Book Society Winter Special Commendation 2022.
Reference price: £15.99
Price checked: 12 Nov 2026
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Pros
- A selected-poems format offers a substantial 240-page collection in one volume.
- Customer feedback highlights resonant, thought-provoking poems, including praise for their metered and rhymed style.
Technical specifications
8 specifications| Publisher | Carcanet Press Ltd |
|---|---|
| Publication date | 8 Dec. 2022 |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 240 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1800172672 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1800172678 |
| Weight listed | 310 g |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 21.6 x 2.1 x 13.4 cm |
Who is it for?
A good fit for
- Readers who enjoy formally shaped contemporary poetry and traditional metre.
- Readers interested in intimate poems about everyday life, relationships and cross-cultural experience.
Customer reviews on Amazon
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Customer feedback describes the poems as delightful and resonant, with specific praise for their metered, rhymed style and for finding the extraordinary in ordinary life. Readers also call the content thought-provoking. These impressions may appeal to readers seeking formally shaped poetry, though aggregate ratings alone cannot establish how every reader will respond.
Positive themes
- Customer feedback praises the poetic quality and the thought-provoking content.
Frequently asked questions
What kind of poems are in This Afterlife?
The listing presents intimate poems about everyday life, relationships, family, translation and the experience of refugees in Greece, written with attention to traditional forms and metres.
How long is the collection?
The listing gives a print length of 240 pages.
Which awards or commendations are associated with the book?
The listing says it won the Anglo-Hellenic League Runciman Award 2023, was shortlisted for the London Hellenic Prize 2022 and received the Poetry Book Society Winter Special Commendation 2022.
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