Description
Discover the enchanting world of *Newcastle Sonnets*, a thought-provoking collection that captures the essence of a city undergoing transformation. Celebrated poet Glastonbury presents a unique exploration of Newcastle, once known as a working-class heartland and now recognized as one of the world's top hipster cities. This BRAND NEW edition, published by Giramondo Publishing in 2018, features sonnets that weave together the intricacies of gentrification with the vibrant regional vernacular. Glastonbury expertly blends traditional poetic forms with contemporary internet culture, showcasing the city through the lenses of blogs, Instagram, and more. The evocative language and engaging imagery in these poems bring Newcastle to life, illustrating its contradictions and oddities. Each sonnet serves as a testament to the city’s spirit, encapsulating the creativity and resilience found in its communities. Perfect for poetry lovers and urban explorers alike, *Newcastle Sonnets* offers insights that resonate long after the last line is read. Enjoy free shipping on this item, with delivery expected within 6 weeks. Note that 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: 9781925336894
Year: 2018
Publisher: Giramondo Publishing
Description:
Once a
working-class heartland, Newcastle is now acclaimed as one of
the top 5 hipster cities in the world. In the sequence of sonnets which compose
her homage to Newcastle, Glastonbury celebrates the city's oddities and
contradictions, remixing the material effects of gentrification with the regional
vernacular and punk drama of locally based social media – blogs, Tumblr,
Instagram, Facebook and Google Maps. An antipodean, regional queering of Ted
Berrigan's New York-based Sonnets, Glastonbury's
poems make music from what's around, embracing both DIY chutzpah and the swipes,
likes, and filtered screens of internet culture. This is Newcastle in cosplay,
part eggs benedict, part pebblecrete, where a coal boat named 'Fiction' is
always approaching the shore.
'Channelling the subconscious of the post-industrial city, Newcastle Sonnets reads like poetic Pop-Rocks, its moments and insights condensed into flares and crackles.' —Vanessa Berry
'Hip, suave, pert,pinpointing, and penetrating, these poems engage with locale in most enterprising ways.' — Judith Beveridge,Australian Book Review— Books of the Year 2018
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: 9781925336894
Year: 2018
Publisher: Giramondo Publishing
Description:
Once a
working-class heartland, Newcastle is now acclaimed as one of
the top 5 hipster cities in the world. In the sequence of sonnets which compose
her homage to Newcastle, Glastonbury celebrates the city's oddities and
contradictions, remixing the material effects of gentrification with the regional
vernacular and punk drama of locally based social media – blogs, Tumblr,
Instagram, Facebook and Google Maps. An antipodean, regional queering of Ted
Berrigan's New York-based Sonnets, Glastonbury's
poems make music from what's around, embracing both DIY chutzpah and the swipes,
likes, and filtered screens of internet culture. This is Newcastle in cosplay,
part eggs benedict, part pebblecrete, where a coal boat named 'Fiction' is
always approaching the shore.
'Channelling the subconscious of the post-industrial city, Newcastle Sonnets reads like poetic Pop-Rocks, its moments and insights condensed into flares and crackles.' —Vanessa Berry
'Hip, suave, pert,pinpointing, and penetrating, these poems engage with locale in most enterprising ways.' — Judith Beveridge,Australian Book Review— Books of the Year 2018