Allen, Rachael
Kingdomland
- ISBN 13:
- 9780571341115
- author:
- Allen, Rachael
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Faber & Faber
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2019
- Pages:
- 80
- Dimensions:
- 19.6 x 13.3 x 0.7 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Poetry, General,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Kingdomland is a debut poetry collection by Rachael Allen, showcasing her unique vision and flair. In this haunting and unforgettable work, surreal images and uncanny incidents blend with everyday life's griefs, dysfunctions, and injustices.
The world she creates is one where distinctions between violence and consumption are blurred, and the familiar and the strange coexist. Landscapes shift and identities dissolve, as seen in lines like "the red bricks of the day" existing "in a woman's chest".
Allen blends elements of fiction and ekphrasis to create a unique reading experience, intercut with oblique verse fragments and linked sequences. This is a thought-provoking and unforgettable debut from a writer of rare talent.