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Explore the brilliance of contemporary poetry with this brand new collection, 'Fantastic Day'. Published in 2022 by Puncher and Wattmann, this enchanting volume encapsulates the multifaceted nature of modern verse. With its ISBN 9781922571236, this book promises an extraordinary journey through the intricate corridors of language. Known for their allusiveness, Bolton's poems navigate complex themes with a balance of humor and beauty, making this collection a must-have for any poetry enthusiast.
'Fantastic Day' showcases a vivid array of styles, from lyricism to fractured discourses, engaging readers with sharp wit and profound insights. Dive into pieces like 'Hullo', where philosophical undertones meet witty satire, or 'Birds of Rome', a playful critique of travel writing that probes deeper questions about identity and culture. Each poem draws on political reflections and personal narratives that resonate universally, offering an exploration of friendship, time, and art.
This captivating collection features notable works inspired by jazz, such as 'Star Eyes' and 'Ascension', all beautifully crafted to stimulate your thoughts. Engage with the intricacies of modern life and the arts, as Bolton deftly uses a casual style to unfold profound reflections.
(Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.)
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: 9781922571236
Year: 2022
Publisher: Puncher and Wattmann
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Known for their allusiveness and indirection, Bolton's poems can also be jaw-droppingly direct, as they make their way towards resolutions never clearly within their sights, achieved rather than aimed for. Fantastic Day performs philosophy, history, criticism — all three and satire at the same time, in the dolefully droll Hullo (which considers our literature's ambitions and its very different fortunes) —parody and sincerity, in a strange mutual bind, in Birds of Rome, which looks at Italy or 'travel' while guying the genre 'travel writing' and, while doing so, mounts a show of rebellion against New York. Both poems attempt to negotiate with the international canon.
The poems in Fantastic Day set out a range of styles and manners: lyric, fractured, discursive. They are frequently funny, regularly beautiful (see the two poems named after jazz tunes, Star Eyes and Ascension), and masterful in wielding a casual, almost idle precision in the service of thinking — thinking about politics (the Letter to John Forbes, A Saturday), about friendship, about time, even aesthetics. The Letter, initially modelled on Auden's 'Letter to Lord Byron', treats friendship, time, and a recent Australia — and the same might be said of many of the poems: Briefing Mary Christie, the faux naif account of artist Richard Grayson's life, the Rousselian simulation of artist Shaun Kirby's work, or of Vivienne Miller's. Along the way we meet poems as different as Travellin' Man and Reach & Ambition. Th
'Fantastic Day' showcases a vivid array of styles, from lyricism to fractured discourses, engaging readers with sharp wit and profound insights. Dive into pieces like 'Hullo', where philosophical undertones meet witty satire, or 'Birds of Rome', a playful critique of travel writing that probes deeper questions about identity and culture. Each poem draws on political reflections and personal narratives that resonate universally, offering an exploration of friendship, time, and art.
This captivating collection features notable works inspired by jazz, such as 'Star Eyes' and 'Ascension', all beautifully crafted to stimulate your thoughts. Engage with the intricacies of modern life and the arts, as Bolton deftly uses a casual style to unfold profound reflections.
(Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.)
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: 9781922571236
Year: 2022
Publisher: Puncher and Wattmann
Description:
Known for their allusiveness and indirection, Bolton's poems can also be jaw-droppingly direct, as they make their way towards resolutions never clearly within their sights, achieved rather than aimed for. Fantastic Day performs philosophy, history, criticism — all three and satire at the same time, in the dolefully droll Hullo (which considers our literature's ambitions and its very different fortunes) —parody and sincerity, in a strange mutual bind, in Birds of Rome, which looks at Italy or 'travel' while guying the genre 'travel writing' and, while doing so, mounts a show of rebellion against New York. Both poems attempt to negotiate with the international canon.
The poems in Fantastic Day set out a range of styles and manners: lyric, fractured, discursive. They are frequently funny, regularly beautiful (see the two poems named after jazz tunes, Star Eyes and Ascension), and masterful in wielding a casual, almost idle precision in the service of thinking — thinking about politics (the Letter to John Forbes, A Saturday), about friendship, about time, even aesthetics. The Letter, initially modelled on Auden's 'Letter to Lord Byron', treats friendship, time, and a recent Australia — and the same might be said of many of the poems: Briefing Mary Christie, the faux naif account of artist Richard Grayson's life, the Rousselian simulation of artist Shaun Kirby's work, or of Vivienne Miller's. Along the way we meet poems as different as Travellin' Man and Reach & Ambition. Th