The Glassblowers
poetry by Peake
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The Glassblowers is a poem by Mervyn Peake, an English novelist, poet, painter, playwright, and illustrator. Peake is best known for his bizarre Titus Groan trilogy of novels, which feature eccentric characters in a Gothic setting.1
The Glassblowers was published in 1950 and won a literary prize, alongside his novel Gormenghast. A glassblower is defined as someone skilled in the art of glassblowing.12
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