Cowboy

This is a new book. Condition: Brand New.

The poems in Cowboy are knowing, millennial, internet-sick, funny, with deep undercurrents: of embodied and disembodied spiritualities; of the knowledge of animals; of familial mythologies; of grief and longing; of autism and navigating diagnoses; of early and enduring disappointment; of the wildness underneath the smooth glass-and-chrome surfaces of contemporary life.

The echo of a question permeates the collection where does a person grow up? moving restlessly between rural Wales, London and the American South; between the esoteric spaces of the internet; between the artlessness of childhood and adolescence transfigured inexplicably into a disquieting adulthood, with its attendant weirdness of rent-paying, cohabiting, the churn of mindless work and alienation.

The generous abundance of Cowboy's references memes, early noughties television shows, pop songs, cities and their suburbs, video games bring anxiety and pressure, joy and glory to this singularly impressive debut.

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9781800818149
Published: September 2023

Number of pages: 80
Width: 191 mm
Height: 122 mm
Depth: 5 mm

Publisher: Profile Books Ltd