Carcanet Press Logo
Quote of the Day
Devotedly, unostentatiously, Carcanet has evolved into a poetry publisher whose independence of mind and largeness of heart have made everyone who cares about literature feel increasingly admiring and grateful.
Andrew Motion
Order by 16th December to receive books in time for Christmas. Please bear in mind that all orders may be subject to postal delays that are beyond our control.

The Calfbearer

Ida Affleck Graves

Imprint: Carcanet Poetry
Publisher: Carcanet Press
Available as:
  • Author
  • Ida Affleck Graves was born in 1902, in Bangalore/Ooty, and was educated at boarding schools in England. Leonard Woolf published The China Cupboard as her first book of poems in 1929. Graves inspired artists, poets and collectors of art, many whom became close friends, such as Stella Gibbons, Ivon Hitchens, David ... read more
Share this...
The Carcanet Blog One Little Room: Peter McDonald read more Collected Poems: Mimi Khalvati read more Invisible Dog: Fabio Morbito, translated by Richard Gwyn read more Dante's Purgatorio: Philip Terry read more Billy 'Nibs' Buckshot: John Gallas read more Emotional Support Horse: Claudine Toutoungi read more
Find your local bookshop logo
Arts Council Logo
We thank the Arts Council England for their support and assistance in this interactive Project.
This website ©2000-2024 Carcanet Press Ltd