Ebook {Epub PDF} Reckless Paper Birds by John McCullough

Surreal, joyful, political and queer, Reckless Paper Birds is a collection to treasure by Polari Prize-winning poet John McCullough. These exuberant poems welcome you into a psychedelic, parallel world of ‘vomit and blossom’ where Kate Bush mingles with a weeping Lady Gaga, a ‘fractal coast’ full of see-through things: water, mirrors, glass pebbles. John McCullough reads from his collection Reckless Paper Birds published by Penned in the Margins and shortlisted for the Costa Poetry www.doorway.ru Fest Online. As with his earlier collections, McCullough consistently demonstrates a gift for moving between registers, contrasting moments of seriousness with those of humour. Here the metaphysical rubs shoulders with Lady Gaga, Kate Bush and Grindr. While Andrew McMillian wrote Physical, McCullogh’s Reckless Paper Birds is perhaps its Metaphysical counterpart. In the poem ‘Silkworms,’ Renaissance Estimated Reading Time: 5 mins.

His most recent poetry collection,Reckless Paper Birds, published by Penned in the Margins in was shortlisted for The Costa Book Awards. John teaches creative writing at The Open University and the University of Brighton. Here John recites his poem Flock of Paper Birds to the rushing sounds of squalling birds, wind and sea. Shortlisted for the Costa Poetry Award. Surreal, joyful, political and queer, Reckless Paper Birds is a collection to treasure by Polari Prize-winning poet John McCullough, ranging across birdlife, Grindr and My Little Pony while also addressing social issues from homelessness to homophobia. Surreal, joyful, political and queer, Reckless Paper Birds is a collection to treasure by Polari Prize-winning poet John McCullough. These exuberant poems welcome you into a psychedelic, parallel world of 'vomit and blossom' where Kate Bush mingles with a weeping Lady Gaga, a 'fractal coast' full of see-through things: water, mirrors.

As with his earlier collections, McCullough consistently demonstrates a gift for moving between registers, contrasting moments of seriousness with those of humour. Here the metaphysical rubs shoulders with Lady Gaga, Kate Bush and Grindr. While Andrew McMillian wrote Physical, McCullogh’s Reckless Paper Birds is perhaps its Metaphysical counterpart. In the poem ‘Silkworms,’ Renaissance philosophers turn up at the club: ‘Montaigne called the mind a silkworm, entangling itself in its. My second collection Spacecraft (Penned in the Margins, ) was named one of The Guardian’s Best Books for Summer , and was shortlisted for the Ledbury-Forte prize. Reckless Paper Birds was published with Penned in the Margins in May It was shortlisted for the Costa Poetry Award. Find many great new used options and get the best deals for Reckless Paper Birds by McCullough Fast at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!.