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OverviewThis humourous, accessible collection explores a diverse range of themes: death, infidelity, politics, homesickness, racism, humanity as well as every day life. The topics, found within the lines of this book, are portrayed with such humour and warmth they will delight, shock and amuse readers in equal measure. Reading this collection has been described as, ‘feeling like I was at a book festival, stand-up comedy night and therapy session all at once. Every poem is an event.’ Kevin MacNeil, author of The Brilliant & Forever, A Method Actor’s Guide to Jekyll and Hyde and The Stornoway Way. Raw, beautiful and completely devoid of pretension, Ali Whitelock’s poems will speak to anyone who’s ever messed up, been confused or wished they’d done things differently. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Alison WhitelockPublisher: Birlinn General Imprint: Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited ISBN: 9781846975196ISBN 10: 1846975190 Pages: 96 Publication Date: 02 May 2024 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Unknown Availability: Not yet available This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsReviews'This is brilliant. Funny, heartbreaking and a bit wonky. Now my internal monologue sounds like an Ali Whitelock poem (except not as good)' -- Graeme Macrae Burnet, author of His Bloody Project (shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2016) Author InformationAli Whitelock is a Scottish poet living in Australia. Her first book, Poking Seaweed with a Stick and Running Away from the Smell was published in both the UK and Australia. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |