A Year in the New Life

This new book of poems finds fresh ways of navigating a time of continual surprise and uncertainty.

Jack Underwood's debut collection, Happiness (2015), was celebrated for its unconventional and daring tone: 'conversational, arresting . . . weird, singular' (Guardian). Such qualities are on accomplished display in this anticipated new collection, as the poems mature and move on to a wide range of preoccupations, including imminent societal collapse and current riots; the limits of masculinity and complexities of fatherhood; as well as uncanny, often amusing scenarios, such as serving drinks to a gathering of fifteen babies or group kissing in Empathy Class. Throughout, incongruous and domestic subjects re-align in skewed lyrics and thought experiments, all presented with a generosity and tenderness that makes the poet so unmistakable - and indispensable for the strange times in which we live.

Author: Jack Underwood
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Published: 10/05/2021
Pages: 56
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.15lbs
Size: 7.50h x 4.90w x 0.40d
ISBN13: 9780571367252
ISBN10: 0571367259
BISAC Categories:
- Poetry | European | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
- Poetry | Subjects & Themes | Family