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2019. Eighth collection. 24 poems. ALL RETCH AND NO VOMIT was
written upon the author's return to England in 2017 after a number
of years abroad. The titular poem is a seven-part study on modern
society whilst others in the collection range from postulations on
the nature of aesthetics in the church, the growing threat to
society posed by the recent explosion in Fathead numbers, the
effects of the modern news cycle on the psyche, sex, as always, and
the value of self-exploration in a world of superficiality. O'Brien
celebrated the completion of the collection by buying tickets out
of England.
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ART (Paperback)
Samuel James O'Brien
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R597
Discovery Miles 5 970
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This selection of sketches and drawing was compiled between
2014-2017...
Howling at the Moon is a singular work, a hunger-ballad spanning
several hundred lines and changing direction like a jack-rabbit. At
one moment the verse is sturdy, like a thigh, at the next
mercurial; wispish as the thrill of new love. The author has
described the work as a poem "that just wouldn't stop bloody going"
but at its core the book is an exploration of what people can't
say, and what a howl can.
2016. Fourth collection. 37 poems. Written across Spain, England,
Mexico and Costa Rica, Far Harbours is, frankly, a bloody miracle.
The poems included range in mood from blind elation to doldrous
pain and in topic from tablecloths and existentialism to the seedy,
undeniable comfort of bodily fluids, all examined with the skill of
a lover, the passion of a lover and the resourcefulness of a
resourceful lover. Due to the international nature of this book's
production process and the wayward lifestyle the author has chosen
to lead, to date O'Brien has yet to lay his hands on a copy of the
finished book, and therefore still doubts its existence.
2014. Third collection. 31 poems. Written between Manchester and
Canterbury during a period of power and unemployment, Bread and
Honey explores rot, longing, friendship, the importance of history
and what it may mean to laugh maniacally at oneself in a mirror,
all whilst lightheartedly reminding us that life is a dark coil
towards an unknowable and certain doom, and that it is to be
enjoyed. This is the author's third full collection and marks
definitively his graduation from rising megastar to masterful
juggernaut, he says.
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Yay! (Paperback)
Samuel James O'Brien
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R215
Discovery Miles 2 150
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2014. Second collection. 30 poems. Yay! is, first and foremost, a
sarcastic title. The author is English, after all, and therefore
prone to expressing emotions convolutedly and through bad jokes.
Yay! progresses from the tone of the author's debut collection and
delves into notions of acceptance, tribulation, healing and the
struggle for pleasure in daily life. Concerning the book's final
form the author said 'It's literally a perfect second collection in
every way. And the cover is dope AF.'
2014. Poetry and prose. 40 poems, 4 stories. Frightful Truths is a
mixed collection devoted to the fundamental component-states of our
lives: Joy, Fear, Death and Love. Four themed sections, comprising
ten poems and a short story each, make up the book, which the
author has called 'boss' and 'flippin legit'. The high concept of
the project and beautifully-crafted lyric prose found in the
stories combine expertly with the author's uniquely telluric verse
to absolutely nail it son, f'real. A true modern classic,
potentially.
2013. First collection. 27 poems. Fit to Burst is a dramatic and
forlorn exploration of young-adulthood. Written on long nights in
Portsmouth whilst the author was at university, the book sighs and
vibrates with deft insights into hope, loss, romance and abandon,
softly running cold hands over the hot horrors and wet splendours
of life. It's probably the best debut collection ever, according to
the author.
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