Thirty Poets Go to the Gym

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George Szirtes' ingenious project of subjecting thirty canonical poets to a high-intensity workout provides brilliant and often hilarious results. From Dylan Thomas falling off the treadmill after too much apple juice to Sylvia Plath's furious tirade against her sports shoes, the collection is a delicious roller coaster of high and low comedy. Written in the style of the poets themselves, the collection shows Szirtes at his most versatile and entertaining