Cain: Luke Kennard A brilliant work of rich intertextuality, ‘Cain’ is Kennard’s latest offering and as usual pries apart the definitions of genre to reveal something deliciously new and spicy. Phil Brown talks it up on the Huffington Post blog: “Kennard’s poetry has always hinged on the tension of self-aware, deconstructive wit undermining the desire to achieve emotional honesty. From his debut collection onwards, Kennard’s most entertaining works often read like an esoteric, polysyllabic riff on the antagonism between ventriloquist and dummy. His previous creations include the recurring character of ‘The Wolf’, the sadistic social worker in ‘The Murderer’ and the asylum-bound poet in ‘Planet Shaped Horse’, all of whom represent the internal bickering which plagues the creative process […] Like listening to John Berryman’s The Dream Songs being remixed by Stewart Lee, Kennard elevates himself, his craft and his peers by masterfully undermining them.” Read the full review here: http://huff.to/2oTf1UN
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Cain: Luke Kennard
A brilliant work of rich intertextuality, ‘Cain’ is Kennard’s latest offering and as usual pries apart the definitions of genre to reveal something deliciously new and spicy. Phil Brown talks it up on the Huffington Post blog: “Kennard’s poetry has always hinged on the tension of self-aware, deconstructive wit undermining the desire to achieve emotional honesty. From his debut collection onwards, Kennard’s most entertaining works often read like an esoteric, polysyllabic riff on the antagonism between ventriloquist and dummy. His previous creations include the recurring character of ‘The Wolf’, the sadistic social worker in ‘The Murderer’ and the asylum-bound poet in ‘Planet Shaped Horse’, all of whom represent the internal bickering which plagues the creative process […] Like listening to John Berryman’s The Dream Songs being remixed by Stewart Lee, Kennard elevates himself, his craft and his peers by masterfully undermining them.” Read the full review here: http://huff.to/2oTf1UN
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Cain: Luke Kennard
A brilliant work of rich intertextuality, ‘Cain’ is Kennard’s latest offering and as usual pries apart the definitions of genre to reveal something deliciously new and spicy. Phil Brown talks it up on the Huffington Post blog: “Kennard’s poetry has always hinged on the tension of self-aware, deconstructive wit undermining the desire to achieve emotional honesty. From his debut collection onwards, Kennard’s most entertaining works often read like an esoteric, polysyllabic riff on the antagonism between ventriloquist and dummy. His previous creations include the recurring character of ‘The Wolf’, the sadistic social worker in ‘The Murderer’ and the asylum-bound poet in ‘Planet Shaped Horse’, all of whom represent the internal bickering which plagues the creative process […] Like listening to John Berryman’s The Dream Songs being remixed by Stewart Lee, Kennard elevates himself, his craft and his peers by masterfully undermining them.” Read the full review here: http://huff.to/2oTf1UN
#libreriarecommends #libtryptich #pennedinthemargins #lukekennard #whenwilllukekennardtakeaholiday