The longest poem in Short and Sweet is thirteen lines and the shortest has no lines at all. Arranged as a kind of countdown, the anthology illustrates how the short poem can tell a story, capture an instance, present a complex argument and be packed with as much passion, wisdom and music as we might desire from a piece of writing. In his characteristically quick-witted introduction, 'Precious Little', Simon Armitage contemplates how poets over several centuries have practised brevity in their work.
- ISBN13 9780571200016
- Publish Date 4 October 1999
- Publish Status Transferred
- Out of Print 5 March 2002
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Faber & Faber
- Format Paperback
- Pages 128
- Language English