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Matthew Welton (Author)

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Book Description

1847770029 978-1847770028 August 1, 2009

A strikingly modern textual experiment, this collection of poems takes an audaciously playful approach to poetic structure and borrows inspiration from the most varied of sources: art exhibitions, song lyrics, a London Underground map, and the architecture of an airport. Written with precise attention to detail and containing exceptionally musical rhythms, the pieces are influenced from a range of unlikely sources—from Frank O’Hara and Gertrude Stein to the artwork of Yoko Ono—and blending seamlessly to produce a refreshingly different collection of verse.


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'a poet who has consistently (but slowly) produced some stunningly beautiful work.' - the Observer 'It arrives with a unique and distinct sensibility; his poems create their own evocative and elusive worlds. There is a kind of relaxed quizzical sensuality running throughout, an easy, compelling confidence.' - Guardian 'I think this is the first poetry book I've recommended, but it's just stunning and deserves far wider recognition. While there's a playfulness and a lightness of touch to the writing it also left me feeling that every single word was in exactly the right place. Beautiful. - Dave Gorman

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Matthew Welton is an editor of Stand Magazine and teaches creative writing at Bolton Institute. His poetry collection, The Book of Matthew, won the Jerwood-Aldeburgh Prize, and his poems have also appeared in Faber's First Pressings and New Poetries 2.


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