Bloodshot Monochrome

Published:: April 17, 2008
Author:: Agbabi, Patience
Genre:: Poetry, Contemporary
Rating:: 4
date finished:: 2017-12-10
dates reread::

Description

Bloodshot Monochrome is a glorious poetic take on all things black, white and read. Reinventing the sonnet, Patience Agbabi shines her euphoric, musical lines on everything from growing up to growing old, from Northern Soul to contract killers, from the retro to the brand new. Whether resurrecting the dead in 'Problem Pages', playing out noir dramas in 'Vicious Circle', or capturing moments of her own life in perfect snapshot, Agbabi's verse is sublimely lyrical and spiked with gleeful humour.

Review

Really interesting body of work

I enjoyed this collection. There was a lot of interesting pieces in this book, several of which I'd never read anything like before. Visceral, like a punch in the stomach. I look forward to rereading.

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