POETRY BOOK SOCIETY CHOICE Kingdomland is the debut poetry
collection of Rachael Allen - a writer of rare vision and flair.
The world she creates is suffused with surreal images and uncanny
incidents. Unexplained violences and strange metamorphoses take
shape in the 'glowering dusk'. And yet, all too clearly, we
recognise life here on earth, its everyday griefs, dysfunctions and
injustices. Where distinctions between murder and bloodletting,
corruption and consumption are blurred. Where a pet tarantula or
mimic octopus might find itself beside glands and processed meats.
Landscapes shift and identities dissolve: 'the red bricks of the
day' exist 'in a woman's chest', a human presence is 'embedded in
the walls'. All appears changed, but familiar. Intercut with
oblique verse fragments and a series of linked sequences, Allen
blends elements of fiction and ekphrasis to create a haunting and
unforgettable debut.
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