{"product_id":"bloodshot-monochrome-paperback","title":"Bloodshot Monochrome - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePatience Agbabi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBloodshot Monochrome\u003c\/i\u003e is a glorious poetic take on all things black, white and read. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReinventing the sonnet, Patience Agbabi shines her euphoric, musical lines on everything from growing up to growing old, from Northern Soul to contract killers, from the retro to the brand new. Whether resurrecting the dead in 'Problem Pages', playing out noir dramas in 'Vicious Circle', or capturing moments of her own life in perfect snapshot, Agbabi's verse is sublimely lyrical and spiked with gleeful humour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBloodshot Monochrome\u003c\/i\u003e is a glorious poetic take on all things black, white and read.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReinventing the sonnet, Patience Agbabi shines her euphoric, musical lines on everything from growing up to growing old, from Northern Soul to contract killers, from the retro to the brand new. Whether resurrecting the dead in 'Problem Pages', playing out noir dramas in 'Vicious Circle', or capturing moments of her own life in perfect snapshot, Agbabi's verse is sublimely lyrical and spiked with gleeful humour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eTransformatrix\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Thrilling. Has a multi-dimensional richness. It's a bold, brassy work.' \u003ci\u003eIndependent on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Draws on rap, jive and disco rhythms as much as the formal subtleties of free verse. Agbabi is a fine poet, and her linguistic wit carries satirical fire.' \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A tour de force in neo-formalism. Creates the right kind of tension that the best poems need - the sense of something waiting to explode.' \u003ci\u003ePoetry Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Combines cutting satire and outright celebration.' \u003ci\u003eBig Issue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePatience Agbabi was born in London in 1965 to Nigerian parents, but grew up in rural Wales with white foster parents. Featured on Channel 4 and renowned on the performance circuit, her debut collection \u003ci\u003eR.A.W.\u003c\/i\u003e won the 1997 Excelle Literary Award for poetry, and \u003ci\u003eTransformatrix\u003c\/i\u003e was highly critically acclaimed on publication in 2000. Her poems have appeared on radio and television all over the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 7.6 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 17, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42735069331519,"sku":"9781847671530","price":19.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/3c75b12c4029e2a6cab6d6c6f33b09b2.webp?v=1765142146","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/bloodshot-monochrome-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}