Barefoot: The Collected Poems Of Alastair Reid by Alastair Reid

In the early 1950s Reid went to Mallorca for a holiday and in Deya happened to meet Robert Graves, who had lived on the island for many years. From 1953 Reid spent part of each year in Deya, and saw a great deal of Graves, indeed becoming his companion and secretary. Unfortunately for the friendship he fell in love with Margot Callas, Graves' muse, and they went to Spain - for which Robert never forgave him, thus breaking the connection. Reid started to write for the New Yorker in the late 50's and contributed poetry and travel pieces for nearly 40 years. However in the 1960's he also began to translate South American poets, most notably Pablo Neruda and Jorge Luis Borges, becoming friends with both men. Indeed he was greatly responsible for the success of both of these poets in the English language.

Publisher:	Galileo
Year:	2019
Binding:	Paperback
ISBN:	9781912916115
Condition:	Very Good

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SKU: 1602996
Location: Poetry