Description
Discover the transformative power of poetry with Joanne Burns' captivating collection, *Brush*. This brand new anthology contains 80 vibrant poems that invite readers to experience the immediate thrill of poetic language and its profound possibilities. Each poem serves as a brushstroke in the vast canvas of contemporary life, revealing playful and mercurial themes. With sequences like 'road,' readers will explore a cheeky and surreal portrayal of modern existence, while the 'bluff' section incisively critiques twenty-first-century financial culture with humor and a healthy dose of absurdity.
In *Brush*, Burns also shares personal memoirs that beautifully intertwine memory and geography, including an evocative five-part poem centered on iconic Bondi Beach. The collection concludes with 'wooing the owl (or the great sleep forward)', which delves into the enigmatic realms of night, sleep, and dreams, offering unexpected insights and tones.
Perfect for poetry lovers or anyone seeking a reflective literary journey, this collection emphasizes the rich pleasure that poetry can provide. Whether you’re a seasoned reader or new to the poetic forefront, *Brush* promises a delightful exploration of language and life. Order today to enjoy the compressed joys of poetry.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled. Condition: BRAND NEW. ISBN: 9781922146717. Year: 2014. Publisher: Giramondo Publishing.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781922146717
Year: 2014
Publisher: Giramondo Publishing
Description:
The title of Joanne Burns' new collection brush highlights the reader's first experience of a poem, its initial electricity; and the way the poem offers a surface of words that proceeds to reveal their possibilities or intentions. The central sequence 'road' is an animated display of the fashions of being in contemporary life - these poems are cheeky, playful, mercurial, surreal. Then there is the sequence called 'bluff', which excoriates twenty-first century financial culture with bite, hilarity and a sense of the absurd. There is a section devoted to personal memoir, including a five-part poem featuring Bondi beach, and a suite of memory fragments depicting twentieth-century modes of travel. The final group of poems, 'wooing the owl (or the great sleep forward)', explores the night, sleep and dreams, with their strange tones and surprising perspectives. There are 80 poems in the collection, most of them short, stressing the compressed pleasure that only poetry can offer.
In *Brush*, Burns also shares personal memoirs that beautifully intertwine memory and geography, including an evocative five-part poem centered on iconic Bondi Beach. The collection concludes with 'wooing the owl (or the great sleep forward)', which delves into the enigmatic realms of night, sleep, and dreams, offering unexpected insights and tones.
Perfect for poetry lovers or anyone seeking a reflective literary journey, this collection emphasizes the rich pleasure that poetry can provide. Whether you’re a seasoned reader or new to the poetic forefront, *Brush* promises a delightful exploration of language and life. Order today to enjoy the compressed joys of poetry.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled. Condition: BRAND NEW. ISBN: 9781922146717. Year: 2014. Publisher: Giramondo Publishing.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781922146717
Year: 2014
Publisher: Giramondo Publishing
Description:
The title of Joanne Burns' new collection brush highlights the reader's first experience of a poem, its initial electricity; and the way the poem offers a surface of words that proceeds to reveal their possibilities or intentions. The central sequence 'road' is an animated display of the fashions of being in contemporary life - these poems are cheeky, playful, mercurial, surreal. Then there is the sequence called 'bluff', which excoriates twenty-first century financial culture with bite, hilarity and a sense of the absurd. There is a section devoted to personal memoir, including a five-part poem featuring Bondi beach, and a suite of memory fragments depicting twentieth-century modes of travel. The final group of poems, 'wooing the owl (or the great sleep forward)', explores the night, sleep and dreams, with their strange tones and surprising perspectives. There are 80 poems in the collection, most of them short, stressing the compressed pleasure that only poetry can offer.