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Sharing what he’s learnt during half a century’s creative work, John Greening gives us an insight into the life of a poet, playwright, editor, reviewer, teacher and performer. Eminently readable, amusing and informative, A High Calling is a rich resource for anyone with an interest in good writing.

Navigating a wide-ranging career, including a spell as a children’s magician and a time at the BBC with musicologist Hans Keller, as well as years spent living in Upper Egypt, we are taken on a journey around the globe and through time and literature. With an extraordinary cast of poets, including correspondence with Ted Hughes and a meeting with Seamus Heaney at Little Gidding, Greening paints a compelling portrait of the lives behind the writers we meet.

Rich in anecdote and literary insight and interwoven with autobiographical sketches and original poems, A High Calling is anything but lofty in its approach, and is chock-full with down-to-earth advice for readers and writers.

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Book category Books in German Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik Pädagogik Pädagogik - Allgemeines

• Full title: A High Calling
• Author: John Greening
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224
• EAN: 9781804471494
• ISBN: 1804471496
• ID: 47181879
• Publisher: Renard Press Ltd
• Weight: 406 g
• Dimensions: 234 × 156 mm
• Date of publishing: 21. May 2025

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