Luke Kennard Boeken

Exploring a unique blend of verse and prose poetry, this collection features satirical and sincere voices that delve into themes introduced in Kennard's previous work. The prose poems adopt a style reminiscent of Baudelaire, presenting grouchy comic monologues with unreliable narrators rather than traditional lyricism. This innovative approach invites readers to engage with poetry in diverse and unexpected ways, showcasing Kennard's distinctive voice and sharp wit.

Exploring deeper themes, this collection features prose poems and dramatic monologues that showcase a more personal tone than Luke Kennard's earlier works. While the familiar wolf motif returns, there is a conscious effort to move beyond self-referential humor and literary in-jokes. Instead, the poems seek to cultivate growth in the personal landscape established in previous collections, all while maintaining Kennard's signature wit and energy.

Black Mirror meets David Nicholls in this dark and funny novel about love in dystopian times LONGLISTED FOR THE DESMOND ELLIOTT PRIZE FOR FICTION Karl has let his debts get wildly out of control and, in desperation, has sort of semi-accidentally committed credit-card fraud. Now he could have to go to prison, so when he and his wife Genevieve are instead offered a place on a mysterious self-improvement scheme called The Transition, they agree. It's only six months, after all, and at first all it requires is that they give up their credit cards and move into the spare room of their 'mentors', Janna and Stu, who seem perfectly lovely . . . 'A total page-turner' Nathan Filer , author of The Shock of the Fall 'The sort of book that has you walking blindly through seven lanes of traffic with your face pressed obliviously to the page' The Times 'Very funny, compassionate and scathing. Just the ticket for fans of Jonathan Coe' Laline Paull, author of The Bees 'Richly enjoyable, tenderly devastating' Guardian

The fifty poets included are: Paul Asta, Charlie Baylis, Daniel Bennett, Niall Bourke, Alan Buckley, Jo Burns, Jenna Clake, Simon Collings, Elaine Cosgrove, Anne Cousins, Harriet Creelman, Thomas Crompton, Emma Danes, Susannah Dickey, Edward Doegar, Charlotte Eichler, Ken Evans, Adele Fraser, Andrew F. Giles, Maeve Henry, Robin Houghton, Antony Huen, Majella Kelly, Anna Kisby, Joe Lines, John McGhee, Simon Middleton, Jessica Mookherjee, Daniella Moritz, Emma Must, Paul Nash, Jack Nicholls, Richard O’Brien, Elizabeth O’Connell-Thompson, Geraldine O’Kane, Matthew Paul, James Peake, Rachel Piercey, Lauren Pope, Jody Porter, Samuel Prince, Matthew Rice, Samantha Roden, Sarah Sibley, Luke Smith, Jayne Stanton, James Trevelyan, Deborah Turnbull, Carolyn Waudby, and Kate Wise.