liam ferney (8 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. *Shortlisted for the Prime Minister's Literary Awards**Shortlisted for the Judith Wright Calanthe Award*In his latest collection, Liam Ferney focuses on the deep contradictions at the heart of modern life. This is fast-paced poetry that is explosive, critical, and engaged.Ferney uses the argot of politics and the internet to tackle religion, war, love, and late capitalism.Contentcharts and parodies a hypertextual world, engrossed in media while passionatelycritical of their effects.'Contentlampoons and laments the narcissism that accompanies the supposed information age . Ferney's poems gun their way through a globalised economy with acronyms, diminutives, and inventive linguistic flares.'-Gig Ryan Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. *Finalist: Judith Wright Calanthe Award, Queensland Literary Awards*Something is terribly wrong. The news lurches between horror show and parody. Aeroplanes disappear from radar screens. The Holocene obliterates itself.Charles Manson. MH-370. Peaches Geldof. Frank O'Hara. Men at Work. St. Augustine. Phillip Hughes. Greta Gerwig. Graham Richardson in dick togs. This is furious poetry for a warming planet.Hot Take confronts opinion culture in the attention economy, love in the age of Tinder, politics in the age of Brexit and Trump. It will stay with you long after the think pieces are forgotten.'Ferney proves himself to be the rightful heir to the great John Forbes.This is an exhilarating, frequently hilarious, language-driven poetry that shows us precisely where we're at.' - Judges Comments, Prime Minister's Literary Awards Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. Eagerly awaited new poetry from one of Australia's finest poets.'Get in loser. Brace yourself. Liam Ferney's new book has landed and it's punchy, raw and raucous as well.'The Shark of Messina is a book for the new roaring twenties; it's recent history as a kind of rock and roll comic book fantasia, complete with characters we know, or think we know Trump and Rambo, Keanu and Satan. Haters rule. This book is full of lines you'll probably want to quote and pass off as your own, for instance, "We will make no distinction between the terrorists who committed these acts / And their neighbors." As Ferney implies, we're all "losers" in that world' Rae Armantrout Eagerly awaited new poetry from one of Australia's finest poets. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. *Shortlisted for the Prime Minister's Literary Awards**Shortlisted for the Judith Wright Calanthe Award*In his latest collection, Liam Ferney focuses on the deep contradictions at the heart of modern life. This is fast-paced poetry that is explosive, critical, and engaged.Ferney uses the argot of politics and the internet to tackle religion, war, love, and late capitalism.Contentcharts and parodies a hypertextual world, engrossed in media while passionatelycritical of their effects.'Contentlampoons and laments the narcissism that accompanies the supposed information age . Ferney's poems gun their way through a globalised economy with acronyms, diminutives, and inventive linguistic flares.'-Gig Ryan Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. *Finalist: Judith Wright Calanthe Award, Queensland Literary Awards*Something is terribly wrong. The news lurches between horror show and parody. Aeroplanes disappear from radar screens. The Holocene obliterates itself.Charles Manson. MH-370. Peaches Geldof. Frank O'Hara. Men at Work. St. Augustine. Phillip Hughes. Greta Gerwig. Graham Richardson in dick togs. This is furious poetry for a warming planet.Hot Take confronts opinion culture in the attention economy, love in the age of Tinder, politics in the age of Brexit and Trump. It will stay with you long after the think pieces are forgotten.'Ferney proves himself to be the rightful heir to the great John Forbes.This is an exhilarating, frequently hilarious, language-driven poetry that shows us precisely where we're at.' - Judges Comments, Prime Minister's Literary Awards Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. *Shortlisted for the Prime Minister's Literary Awards**Shortlisted for the Judith Wright Calanthe Award*In his latest collection, Liam Ferney focuses on the deep contradictions at the heart of modern life. This is fast-paced poetry that is explosive, critical, and engaged.Ferney uses the argot of politics and the internet to tackle religion, war, love, and late capitalism.Contentcharts and parodies a hypertextual world, engrossed in media while passionatelycritical of their effects.'Contentlampoons and laments the narcissism that accompanies the supposed information age . Ferney's poems gun their way through a globalised economy with acronyms, diminutives, and inventive linguistic flares.'-Gig Ryan Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. Eagerly awaited new poetry from one of Australia's finest poets.'Get in loser. Brace yourself. Liam Ferney's new book has landed and it's punchy, raw and raucous as well.'The Shark of Messina is a book for the new roaring twenties; it's recent history as a kind of rock and roll comic book fantasia, complete with characters we know, or think we know Trump and Rambo, Keanu and Satan. Haters rule. This book is full of lines you'll probably want to quote and pass off as your own, for instance, "We will make no distinction between the terrorists who committed these acts / And their neighbors." As Ferney implies, we're all "losers" in that world' Rae Armantrout Eagerly awaited new poetry from one of Australia's finest poets. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. Eagerly awaited new poetry from one of Australia's finest poets.'Get in loser. Brace yourself. Liam Ferney's new book has landed and it's punchy, raw and raucous as well.'The Shark of Messina is a book for the new roaring twenties; it's recent history as a kind of rock and roll comic book fantasia, complete with characters we know, or think we know Trump and Rambo, Keanu and Satan. Haters rule. This book is full of lines you'll probably want to quote and pass off as your own, for instance, "We will make no distinction between the terrorists who committed these acts / And their neighbors." As Ferney implies, we're all "losers" in that world' Rae Armantrout Eagerly awaited new poetry from one of Australia's finest poets. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.