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Some ending
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- Book Synopsis
- Catalysed by the end of a complex polyamorous relationship played out on opposite sides of the world, some ending sees Norris revisit his parents' earlier separation and uncover a grief he'd forbidden himself at the time. These poems look unflinchingly at heartbreak and find it everywhere - in protracted attempts to untangle two lives and the people caught in the cross-fire, in the messy deaths of loved ones, and in the tragedy of men unable to express themselves; this is a pamphlet about endings of all kinds, how they intersect, and how we reconfigure ourselves in the wake of them. But there is love, hope, and forgiveness here too. All endings have the seeds of new beginnings in them, and as Norris's poems unfurl, this becomes as much a eulogy to new-found friendship and self-love as it is an eloquent dissection of loss.
- About The Author
- Ben Norris is a poet, playwright and actor. He is two-time national poetry champion - 2017 BBC Poetry Slam and 2013 UK All-Stars Poetry Slam - and has appeared everywhere from Latitude Festival to the Proms at the Royal Albert Hall. His debut solo show. 'The Htichhikers' Guide to the Family' won the IdeasTap Underbelly Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival before touring the UK and Australia, and his first short film, commissioned by Channel 4, was nominated for a Royal Television Society Award. He is currently developing a new show about elite sport, 'The Distance'. Ben is from Nottingham and is currently poet-in-residence for Nottinghamshire Libraries, and a Creative Associate at Nottingham Playhouse. He also plays Ben Archer in 'The Archers' on BBC Radio Four.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781912565214
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Verve Poetry Press, (17 May 2019)
- Number of Pages
- 34
- Weight
- 70 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 198 x 148 x 2 mm
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