The debut collection from the poet considered to be the new Paul Farley. Jacob Polley already has a formidable reputation as one of the sharpest and most unusual new voices to have appeared on the scene in many years. Now, with the publication of his first collection, The Brink, readers will have their first opportunity to see his remarkable transforming imagination in action, where a jar of honey is'... the sun, all flesh and no bones / but for the floating knuckle / of honeycomb / attesting to the nature of the struggle', ...
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The debut collection from the poet considered to be the new Paul Farley. Jacob Polley already has a formidable reputation as one of the sharpest and most unusual new voices to have appeared on the scene in many years. Now, with the publication of his first collection, The Brink, readers will have their first opportunity to see his remarkable transforming imagination in action, where a jar of honey is'... the sun, all flesh and no bones / but for the floating knuckle / of honeycomb / attesting to the nature of the struggle', and a gull's hovering is 'suddenly akin / to dangling on a coat hook / by the back of a coat you're still in'.
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New. This debut collection of poems from Jacob Polley demonstrates his transforming imagination in action. Num Pages: 44 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 135 x 197 x 6. Weight in Grams: 86. 2003. Abridged edition. Paperback.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
