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Oils is a gorgeous, beguiling collection of poems where the poise of the delivery belies the emotional, existential turmoil within.

Through his portraits of an atheist, a pickpocket and a spinach-loving sailor (among others), Stephen Sexton evokes a strange kind of melancholy as he strives to reconcile passion with detachment and profound self-doubt with unwavering love.



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Such is the scope of the poems included – from the haunting 'The Death of Horses', to the more satirical 'Credit History', and the innocence of 'Subimago' – that Oils quickly hooks you with its ambition. It brings wit, melancholy and irony to the table, blurring the lines of what we think and know and dream to great effect.

-Clare Savage, Culture Northern Ireland


"...full of imaginative, lyrical, layered poems"

-Stephen Payne, Sabotage Reviews

Oils

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    A Pamphlet by Stephen Sexton

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      Publisher The Emma Press
      Published 1 October 2014
      ISBN-13 9781910139035
      978-1910139035
      ISBN-10 1910139033

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Oils is a gorgeous, beguiling collection of poems where the poise of the delivery belies the emotional, existential turmoil within.

      Through his portraits of an atheist, a pickpocket and a spinach-loving sailor (among others), Stephen Sexton evokes a strange kind of melancholy as he strives to reconcile passion with detachment and profound self-doubt with unwavering love.



      Trade Review

      Such is the scope of the poems included – from the haunting 'The Death of Horses', to the more satirical 'Credit History', and the innocence of 'Subimago' – that Oils quickly hooks you with its ambition. It brings wit, melancholy and irony to the table, blurring the lines of what we think and know and dream to great effect.

      -Clare Savage, Culture Northern Ireland


      "...full of imaginative, lyrical, layered poems"

      -Stephen Payne, Sabotage Reviews

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