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Bloodshot Monochrome
Patience Agbabi
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Description for Bloodshot Monochrome
Paperback. Bloodshot Monochrome is a glorious poetic take on all things black, white and read. Reinventing the sonnet, the author shines her euphoric, musical lines on everything from growing up to growing old, from Northern Soul to contract killers, from the retro to the brand new. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 8. Weight in Grams: 92.
Bloodshot Monochrome is a glorious poetic take on all things black, white and read.
Reinventing the sonnet, Patience Agbabi shines her euphoric, musical lines on everything from growing up to growing old, from Northern Soul to contract killers, from the retro to the brand new. Whether resurrecting the dead in 'Problem Pages', playing out noir dramas in 'Vicious Circle', or capturing moments of her own life in perfect snapshot, Agbabi's verse is sublimely lyrical and spiked with gleeful humour.
Product Details
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847671530
SKU
V9781847671530
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Ref
99-99
About Patience Agbabi
Patience Agbabi was born in London in 1965 to Nigerian parents, but grew up in rural Wales with white foster parents. Featured on Channel 4 and renowned on the performance circuit, her debut collection R.A.W. won the 1997 Excelle Literary Award for poetry, and Transformatrix was highly critically acclaimed on publication in 2000. Her poems have appeared on radio and ... Read more
Reviews for Bloodshot Monochrome
Praise for Transformatrix: A rising star.
Observer
Thrilling. Has a multi-dimensional richness. It's a bold, brassy work.
Independent on Sunday
Draws on rap, jive and disco rhythms as much as the formal subtleties of free verse. Agbabi is a fine poet, and her linguistic wit carries satirical ... Read more
Observer
Thrilling. Has a multi-dimensional richness. It's a bold, brassy work.
Independent on Sunday
Draws on rap, jive and disco rhythms as much as the formal subtleties of free verse. Agbabi is a fine poet, and her linguistic wit carries satirical ... Read more