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- SHORTLISTED FOR THE T. S. ELIOT PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA POETRY AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE FORWARD PRIZE FOR BEST FIRST COLLECTION SHORTLISTED FOR THE POLARI FIRST BOOK PRIZE In this intimate and vital debut, Richard Scott creates an uncompromising portrait of love and gay shame. Examining how trauma becomes a part of the language we use, Scott takes us back to our roots: childhood incidents, the violence our scars betray, forgotten forebears and histories. The hungers of sexual encounters are underscored by the risks that threaten when we give ourselves to or accept another. But the poems celebrate joy and tenderness, too, as in a sequence re-imagining the love poetry of Verlaine. The collection crescendos to Scott's tour de force, 'Oh My Soho!', where a night stroll under the street lamps of Soho Square becomes a search for true lineage, a reclamation of stolen ancestors, hope for healing, and, above all, the finding of our truest selves.
- About The Author
- Richard Scott was born in London. His first book Soho (Faber & Faber, 2018) was a Gay's the Word book of the year and shortlisted for the T. S. Eliot prize. Recent works include 'Quartz' in Poetry Review and 'Amethyst' in the anthology Queer Life, Queer Love (Muswell Press). Richard's poetry has been translated into German and French. He is a lecturer in creative writing at Goldsmiths, University of London and he teaches poetry at the Faber Academy.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780571338917
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber, (05 April 2018)
- Number of Pages
- 78
- Weight
- 130 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 197 x 130 x 7 mm
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