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The Elephant's Foot
M. A. Oliver-Semenov
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Description for The Elephant's Foot
Paperback. An origami crane in remembrance of Hiroshima. A father's faded old photograph of his 1970s pre-marital sports car. Youths congregated at a bus stop. These are just a handful of the themes touched upon in Michael Oliver-Semenov's deeply personal and introspective first poetry collection. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
An origami crane in remembrance of Hiroshima. A father's faded old photograph of his 1970s pre-marital sports car. Youths congregated at a bus stop. The sounds of an empty house after the children have flown the nest. Common phrases spoken by US tourists. Gangs fighting to the death. Radioactive clouds raining down over Europe. A collection of Princess Diana memorabilia. Teaching English in Siberia. These are just a handful of the themes touched upon in Michael Oliver-Semenov's deeply personal and introspective first poetry collection.
An origami crane in remembrance of Hiroshima. A father's faded old photograph of his 1970s pre-marital sports car. Youths congregated at a bus stop. The sounds of an empty house after the children have flown the nest. Common phrases spoken by US tourists. Gangs fighting to the death. Radioactive clouds raining down over Europe. A collection of Princess Diana memorabilia. Teaching English in Siberia. These are just a handful of the themes touched upon in Michael Oliver-Semenov's deeply personal and introspective first poetry collection.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Parthian Books
Condition
New
Number of Pages
100
Place of Publication
Cardigan, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781909844605
SKU
V9781909844605
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Ref
99-50
About M. A. Oliver-Semenov
Cardiff-born Michael Oliver-Semenov served as the first poet in residence for Blown, the magazine of cultural intelligence, and has since published in The Stockholm Review, The Morning Star, Orbis, Mandala Review, Ink Sweat and Tears and 10 of the Best. In 2011 Michael emigrated to Siberia to live with his wife Anastasia, writing about the experience in his memoir Sunbathing ... Read more
Reviews for The Elephant's Foot
'Self-deprecating and wise,' these poems 'are full, not only with laughter at the follies of everyday life, but with sadness too at its poignancy. They work to deflate pomposity where they find it, and celebrate a bleakly beautiful urban world.' Zoe Brigley