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Kingdomland is the debut poetry collection of Rachael Allen a writer of rare vision and flair. The world she creates is suffused with surreal images and uncanny incidents. Unexplained violences and strange metamorphoses take shape in the glowering dusk'. And yet, all too clearly, we recognise life here on earth, its everyday griefs, dysfunctions and injustices. Where distinctions between murder and bloodletting, corruption and consumption are blurred. Where a pet tarantula or mimic octopus might find itself beside glands and processed meats. Landscapes shift and identities dissolve: the red bricks of the day' exist in a woman's chest', a human presence is embedded in the walls'. All appears changed, but familiar.

Intercut with oblique verse fragments and a series of linked sequences, Allen blends elements of fiction and ekphrasis to create a haunting and unforgettable debut.

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      Publisher: Faber & Faber
      Publication Date: 17/01/2019
      ISBN13: 9780571341115, 978-0571341115
      ISBN10: 057134111X
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      POETRY BOOK SOCIETY CHOICE

      Kingdomland is the debut poetry collection of Rachael Allen a writer of rare vision and flair. The world she creates is suffused with surreal images and uncanny incidents. Unexplained violences and strange metamorphoses take shape in the glowering dusk'. And yet, all too clearly, we recognise life here on earth, its everyday griefs, dysfunctions and injustices. Where distinctions between murder and bloodletting, corruption and consumption are blurred. Where a pet tarantula or mimic octopus might find itself beside glands and processed meats. Landscapes shift and identities dissolve: the red bricks of the day' exist in a woman's chest', a human presence is embedded in the walls'. All appears changed, but familiar.

      Intercut with oblique verse fragments and a series of linked sequences, Allen blends elements of fiction and ekphrasis to create a haunting and unforgettable debut.

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