\'Acceptable words\' comprises a series of highly individual Essays covering the whole of Geoffrey Hill\'s Poetry to date, including the remarkable late flowering of the years since 1996. -- ..
The Essays offer detailed readings of many poems whilst making many - often surprising - associations with history, philosophy, religion, art and music. \'Acceptable words\' comprises a series of highly individual Essays covering the whole of Geoffrey Hill\'s Poetry to date, including the remarkable late flowering of the years since 1996