Neptune's Projects
Published on 27. April 2023
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Paperback/Softback
72 pages
978-1-913437-68-8 (ISBN)
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What do you do when you are a god - but powerless and unable to prevent one of your favourite species from their insatiable, accelerating death wish? Do you try to shout louder and more insistently, or instead reinvent yourself as a troubadour of romantic ruin? Such are the dilemmas posed by Rishi Dastidar in his third poetry collection Neptune's Projects, a reshaping of mythology for the climate crisis era which gives bold consideration to the stark choices we face.
A post-apocalyptic jig and reel, these poems are compelling, deadpan yarns of the sea, full of both fury and fun. In Neptune's Projects the end of humanity is made wry, thrilling - and alive.
A post-apocalyptic jig and reel, these poems are compelling, deadpan yarns of the sea, full of both fury and fun. In Neptune's Projects the end of humanity is made wry, thrilling - and alive.
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English
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United Kingdom
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Paperback (UK-B)
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Height: 197 mm
Width: 130 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
116 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-913437-68-8 (9781913437688)
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Rishi Dastidar's poetry has been published by the Financial Times, New Scientist and the BBC, amongst many others. His third collection, Neptune's Projects (Nine Arches Press), was longlisted for the Laurel Prize, and a poem from it was included in The Forward Book of Poetry 2024. He is also editor of The Craft: A Guide to Making Poetry Happen in the 21st Century (Nine Arches Press), and co-editor of Too Young, Too Loud, Too Different: Poems from Malika's Poetry Kitchen (Corsair). He reviews poetry for The Guardian and is chair of Wasafiri, the leading magazine of international contemporary writing.