Not Even This - Poetry, parenthood and living uncertainly (Hardcover)

'[A] clever, cosmic, moving and funny parenting physics and poetry adventure . . . It's wonderful' Max Porter via Twitter 'Clear, nimble and dexterous' Ocean Vuong 'It's a magical book. An incantation to be fully present, fully concerned, fully alive' Luke Kennard In this highly original book-length lyric essay, a father and poet reflects on how his daughter's birth at a time of great global uncertainty inspired him to rediscover with fresh urgency the importance of language as a realm of 'intimacy, overlap, hope and trust'. Poetry can uniquely offer an understanding of the world which brings its complexity within reach - yet does not seek to reduce or explain that complexity away. Poetry is a form through which we might reckon with this uncertain world, learn to inhabit our precarious life more fluently and, in turn, offer what we learn to our children. From Joan of Arc to the unfathomable gravity of supermassive black holes, from metaphor to quantum mechanics, Not Even This is a moving, thought-provoking work, full of delights. Jack Underwood is open and attentive to the questions that the world and his daughter continue to present: thrilling, terrifying, fundamental.

General

Imprint:	Corsair
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 2021
Authors:	Jack Underwood
Dimensions:	205 x 135 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	176
ISBN-13:	978-1-4721-5608-2
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Essays, journals, letters & other prose works > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4721-5608-0
Barcode:	9781472156082

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