Published for the first time, this collection gathers the poetry of David McComb, the gifted and enigmatic songwriter and lead singer of the Triffids. Written during his 20s and 30s, when the band’s output peaked, these perceptive pieces explore and confront topics such as addiction, pop culture, and the colloquial and metaphysical. Illuminating a hitherto neglected aspect of the artist’s creative brilliance, this collection will strike a chord with anyone with an interest in contemporary poetry or the music of David McComb.
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David McComb was an Australian musician and signer-songwriter who formed the critically acclaimed punk rock band the Triffids in 1978. He later wrote and performed with such bands as the Blackeyed Susans and the Red Ponies. He died in 1999 at the age of 36. Chris Coughran is an honorary research fellow with the School of Culture and Communication at the University of Melbourne. His writing has appeared in numerous collections and scholarly journals.Niall Lucy is a research fellow in the humanities at Curtin University of Technology. He is the author ofA Derrida Dictionary and Postmodern Literary Theory. John Kinsella is an award-winning Australian poet and writer. He is an Extraordinary Fellow of Churchill College, Cambridge University, and a research fellow at the University of Western Australia.
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Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. Brilliant songwriter and lead singer of the Triffids, David McComb died in 1999, leaving behind a legacy of evocative music. Always more than a pop musician, McComb was a perceptive poet who explored and confronted addiction, pop culture, the colloquial and the metaphysical. Collected and published for the first time, this is the poetry McComb wrote during his 20s and 30s when the Triffids' musical output was at its height. The poems in this book will delight fans of popular music and contemporary poetry alike. Beautiful Waste illuminates a hitherto neglected aspect of McComb's creative brilliance. Always more than a pop musician, David McComb was a perceptive poet who explored and confronted addiction, pop culture, the colloquial and the metaphysical. Published for the first time, this is the poetry McComb wrote when the Triffids' musical output was at its height. It illuminates a hitherto neglected aspect of his creative brilliance. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781921361708
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paperback. Zustand: Good. The poems of David McComb, best known as singer-songwriter of The Triffids; edited by Chris Coughran and Niall Lucy, introduction by John Kinsella; prominent foxing to endpapers, prelims, and text block, lighter scattered foxing throughout, wraps rubbed and foxed. . 111pp. 8vo. Good. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 24537
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Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. Brilliant songwriter and lead singer of the Triffids, David McComb died in 1999, leaving behind a legacy of evocative music. Always more than a pop musician, McComb was a perceptive poet who explored and confronted addiction, pop culture, the colloquial and the metaphysical. Collected and published for the first time, this is the poetry McComb wrote during his 20s and 30s when the Triffids' musical output was at its height. The poems in this book will delight fans of popular music and contemporary poetry alike. Beautiful Waste illuminates a hitherto neglected aspect of McComb's creative brilliance. Always more than a pop musician, David McComb was a perceptive poet who explored and confronted addiction, pop culture, the colloquial and the metaphysical. Published for the first time, this is the poetry McComb wrote when the Triffids' musical output was at its height. It illuminates a hitherto neglected aspect of his creative brilliance. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781921361708
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Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. Brilliant songwriter and lead singer of the Triffids, David McComb died in 1999, leaving behind a legacy of evocative music. Always more than a pop musician, McComb was a perceptive poet who explored and confronted addiction, pop culture, the colloquial and the metaphysical. Collected and published for the first time, this is the poetry McComb wrote during his 20s and 30s when the Triffids' musical output was at its height. The poems in this book will delight fans of popular music and contemporary poetry alike. Beautiful Waste illuminates a hitherto neglected aspect of McComb's creative brilliance. Always more than a pop musician, David McComb was a perceptive poet who explored and confronted addiction, pop culture, the colloquial and the metaphysical. Published for the first time, this is the poetry McComb wrote when the Triffids' musical output was at its height. It illuminates a hitherto neglected aspect of his creative brilliance. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781921361708
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