The Glass Delusion
Published on 27. July 2012
Book
Hardback
80 pages
978-1-84471-864-1 (ISBN)
Description
The Glass Delusion draws on the power of animals, the strangeness of home and the mysteries of the future. Blending the mythic and the domestic, it is a book haunted by the lost, by buried objects and preserved creatures, unearthed memories and secrets brought to light. The poems in The Glass Delusion dwell on the meaning of where we live and how we live. They are ecologically aware, uncanny and speculative. Curtis brings to life such characters as Dr Who's wife; Paul, a psychic octopus; a troublesome poltergeist; an orchestra of insects and an enchanted version of Essex. Sensuous, musical and shot through with wry humour, Curtis' second book will move and surprise you.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
Not illustrated
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-84471-864-1 (9781844718641)
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Person
Abi Curtis's first collection Unexpected Weather was a winner of Salt's Crashaw Prize in 2008. She received an Eric Gregory Award in 2004 and holds a PhD in Creative and Critical Writing from the University of Sussex. She is a Senior Lecturer in English Literature and Creative Writing at York St John University.
Content
Hare on the Road to Malham
Thought Bubble
Travelling in Essex
Jonah and the River Dolphin
Silverblu
Marrying Doctor Who
Morgellons
Albatross
Automatic Lighthouse
Stick Insects
Poltergeist
Purpose Built Town
Wrecker
Pieces of Silver
Caterpillars
Rabbit
El Pulpo Paul
Mud Orchestra
Occasional Keeper's Wife
The Middleham Jewel
Find
Squiddity
Saint Fabiola's Portraits
Delusions
The Wolf Indoors
Thursdays
Window Taxes
The Tide
Now
House Mistress
Glass Makers
1987
Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management
In the Beginning
The End of Summer
Back
Notes on the poems
Thought Bubble
Travelling in Essex
Jonah and the River Dolphin
Silverblu
Marrying Doctor Who
Morgellons
Albatross
Automatic Lighthouse
Stick Insects
Poltergeist
Purpose Built Town
Wrecker
Pieces of Silver
Caterpillars
Rabbit
El Pulpo Paul
Mud Orchestra
Occasional Keeper's Wife
The Middleham Jewel
Find
Squiddity
Saint Fabiola's Portraits
Delusions
The Wolf Indoors
Thursdays
Window Taxes
The Tide
Now
House Mistress
Glass Makers
1987
Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management
In the Beginning
The End of Summer
Back
Notes on the poems