Whip-hot & grippy
Phillipson, Heather2019
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'Whip-Hot & Grippy' is a collection of possibilities in a state of emergency. In the first part, a series of long-form and sequenced poems augment various states of being divided/plural in attempts to activate unauthorised directions. Disrupted tangents are punctuated by recurring muzak, advertising-speak, sex scenes, terrorism, broadcast media, consumption-anxiety, protest, human-animal relations and cosmic departures. Throughout, informed discontent and humour act as drivers of dissent, mining conceptual complexity and testing poetry's combustible potential. The book culminates in 'more flinching', a multi-part poem first published and freely distributed in an exhibition.
Main title:
Whip-hot & grippy / Heather Phillipson.
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Imprint:
Hexham, Northumberland : Bloodaxe Books, 2019.Hexham, Northumberland : Bloodaxe Books, 2019.
Collation:
127 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 22 cm
ISBN:
9781780374673 (pbk)
Dewey class:
821 PHI
Language:
English
BRN:
2139213