{"product_id":"the-harbour-beyond-the-movie-9781844715336","title":"The Harbour Beyond the Movie","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for The Forward Poetry Prize 2007\u003c\/strong\u003e. Luke Kennard is an award-winning poet, critic and short-fiction writer. He works as a research student and assistant teacher at the University of Exeter. He is an award-winning man.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis first award-winning collection of prose poems \u003cem\u003eThe Solex Brothers\u003c\/em\u003e was published by Stride Books in 2005 and won an award. He has worked as regional editor for \u003cem\u003eSuccour\u003c\/em\u003e, a biannual journal of poetry and short fiction based at the University of Sussex and as an associated reader for \u003cem\u003eThe Kenyon Review\u003c\/em\u003e. He is currently reviews editor of \u003cem\u003eExultations and Difficulties\u003c\/em\u003e. His award-winning poetry has appeared in numerous print and on-line journals. He exists in a permanent state of award-winning; he is like a giant magnet for awards or, if awards are moths, a giant light.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis award-winning work for the stage has been written with and performed by the theatre company Pegabovine in Bristol, Birmingham, London, Scarborough (as part of the National Student Drama Festival, 2003 and 2004, wherein it won an award) and at the Edinburgh International Fringe (wherein it did not win an award). \u003cem\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e described their work as “wit of a different order”, but did not specify which one. \u003cem\u003eChortle magazine\u003c\/em\u003e described it as “delightful” – which is probably less equivocal. He is constantly decorated for his achievements in the form of awards – which he has won, does win and will continue to win, because he is a winner. What a guy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLuke Kennard is tall, nervous, polite and frequently scorches the end of his nose. He was educated at Holyrood Community School and the University of Exeter. He is married and lives in Devon, birthplace of the memorial bench. Essentially a lower-middle class purist, his favourite canapé is the cocktail sausage roll. He will probably have rosettes and medals incorporated into his gravestone, somehow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLuke Kennard, award-winner, won an Eric Gregory Award from the Society of Authors in 2005. This has been described as a travesty and a slap in the face for writers of genuine talent. Ever since he has been forced to travel under a false name and wear nose-moustache-glasses for fear of being assaulted by embittered poets, young and old. I suppose he could just smash them in the head with one of his awards. He was received by the Orthodox church in 2006 and is working on his humility.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eKennard’s imaginative range is constantly awe-inspiring, coupling as it does seeming absurdities with healthy doses of down-to-earthiness to concoct, well, I don’t care to try to name what it concocts, because to name it would spoil my day.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Martin Stannard * Litter Magazine *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe is a talent to watch out for. He’s got it. Let’s hope he doesn’t lose it, either to the world of performance cliché or the mainstream’s emasculating embrace.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Tim Allen * Terrible Work *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal and startlingly imaginative lyrical pyrotechnics ...\u003c\/p\u003e -- Nathan Thompson * Terrible Work *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecent Salt books include an outstanding first collection of poems and prose by Luke Kennard, The Harbour Beyond the Movie. His language is exciting and it feels to me that he’s a truly 21st-century writer, taking inspiration from all over the place, unafraid of barriers and conventions.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Ian McMillan * The Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLuke is around ten years younger than any finalist in the award's 16-year history with most not reaching this level until their 30s or 40s. The Forward Prize for best collection is worth £10,000 and has been won in the past by poets including Seamus Heaney and Carol Ann Duffy. Luke is one of six on the short-list this year alongside Eavan Boland, Sean O'Brien, Jack Mapange, John Burnside and Adam Thorpe. The results will be announced on October 3, the day before National Poetry Day, at a ceremony in London.\u003c\/p\u003e * Chard and Ilminster News *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e... merit and reward hardly ever coincide in this wicked world, and it's always thrilling to see a major talent emerging.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Philip Hensher * The Independent *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen was the last time you laughed out loud at a poem? If you can't remember (and chances are you can't), treat yourself to The Harbour Beyond the Movie. Luke Kennard considers pressing contemporary issues – from comparative economics to journalistic accountability – via a wittily didactic brand of surrealism which renders the politics palatable ... Kennard's collection proves that humour is a neglected but effective tool in the poet's arsenal.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Sarah Crown * The Guardian *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eKennard’s imaginative range is constantly awe-inspiring, coupling as it does seeming absurdities with healthy doses of down-to-earthiness to concoct, well, I don’t care to try to name what it concocts, because to name it would spoil my day.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Martin Stannard * Litter Magazine *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe is a talent to watch out for. He’s got it. Let’s hope he doesn’t lose it, either to the world of performance cliché or the mainstream’s emasculating embrace.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Tim Allen * Terrible Work *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal and startlingly imaginative lyrical pyrotechnics ...\u003c\/p\u003e -- Nathan Thompson * Terrible Work *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecent Salt books include an outstanding first collection of poems and prose by Luke Kennard, The Harbour Beyond the Movie. His language is exciting and it feels to me that he’s a truly 21st-century writer, taking inspiration from all over the place, unafraid of barriers and conventions.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Ian McMillan * The Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLuke is around ten years younger than any finalist in the award's 16-year history with most not reaching this level until their 30s or 40s. The Forward Prize for best collection is worth £10,000 and has been won in the past by poets including Seamus Heaney and Carol Ann Duffy. Luke is one of six on the short-list this year alongside Eavan Boland, Sean O'Brien, Jack Mapange, John Burnside and Adam Thorpe. The results will be announced on October 3, the day before National Poetry Day, at a ceremony in London.\u003c\/p\u003e * Chard and Ilminster News *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e... merit and reward hardly ever coincide in this wicked world, and it's always thrilling to see a major talent emerging.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Philip Hensher * The Independent *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen was the last time you laughed out loud at a poem? If you can't remember (and chances are you can't), treat yourself to The Harbour Beyond the Movie. Luke Kennard considers pressing contemporary issues – from comparative economics to journalistic accountability – via a wittily didactic brand of surrealism which renders the politics palatable ... Kennard's collection proves that humour is a neglected but effective tool in the poet's arsenal.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Sarah Crown * The Guardian *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI. OTHER NEWS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFilm Noir\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHalátnost\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlethoric Air\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Am No Longer Your Pilot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDaughters of the Lonesome Isle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Journalist’s Prayer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAutumn Collection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBackstage at the Meta-Festival\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInstrumental #3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Murderer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eII. POPULAR CULTS OF THE FIRST MILLENNIUM\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOur Time in Office\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBaltimore Orioles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAluminium Mountain Girl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMouthful of Stars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChorus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNut Factory\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBedazzled Crow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Pergola of Exceptional Beauty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTape Thunder\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePopular Cults of the First Millennium\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIII. PERMANENT HAT\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGerald Variations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Tree\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEyes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMouth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLetter from the Centipede\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Elements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhotographs of the Notebook\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlue Dog\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSchool\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWolf in Commerce\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Practical Course in Entry-Level Expressionism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMorals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Salt Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771556528471,"sku":"9781844715336","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781844715336.jpg?v=1758728259","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-harbour-beyond-the-movie-9781844715336","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}