Synopsis
Born of the poetry wars of inner Melbourne
An explosive story - of twisted
mentalities and lost souls
'Irresistible. Compelling' - Millie Dickens
an arc of fugitive players cast across
Australia and the capitals of Europe,
the US, Asia
The Elsewhere Variations is a series of poems by Peter Bakowski and Ken Bolton in which themes develop, are abandoned, resurface, where poems answer, continue or oppose each other. The usual thrills of collaborative projects. But these are unusual and will get attention just on that basis - and they are variously funny, mysterious, & occasionally moving.
There are eight sets of six: forty-eight poems. They begin with a lightly fictionalised account of the poetry wars of inner Melbourne - but from there they undertake a survey of human happiness, ambition and acceptance.
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About the Authors
Tall when necessary, Peter Bakowski has been writing poetry for 41 years. He remains influenced by the following quote, attributed to Robert Frost - 'Make your next poem different from your last.' In 2015 Editions Bruno Doucey of Paris published a bilingual selection of his poetry, titled Le coeur à trois heures du matin. Later this decade Editions Bruno Doucey will publish a further bilingual selected, titled La saison du courage. In Australia Recent Work Press published his poetry collection, titled Our Ways on Earth.
Charmless, and 'despondent' despite a seemingly endless run of luck, Ken Bolton managed - with an ineptitude profonde - the Lee Marvin readings, and Dark Horsey, the Experimental Art Foundation's bookshop. In Adelaide, a figure trailing rumour and scandal, and associated, for example, with the louche set surrounding Noah Banens, his recent collections include Starting at Basheer's (Vagabond) and 2022's Fantastic Day (from Puncher & Wattmann). Shearsman (UK) issued a Selected Poems in 2013, replacing an earlier Penguin Selected.
The author's book on Life at Sea - A Pirate Life - was published by Cordite in 2023.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Born of the poetry wars of inner MelbourneAn explosive story - of twistedmentalities and lost souls'Irresistible. Compelling' - Millie Dickensan arc of fugitive players cast acrossAustralia and the capitals of Europe,the US, AsiaThe Elsewhere Variations is a series of poems by Peter Bakowski and Ken Bolton in which themes develop, are abandoned, resurface, where poems answer, continue or oppose each other. The usual thrills of collaborative projects. But these are unusual and will get attention just on that basis - and they are variously funny, mysterious, and occasionally moving.There are eight sets of six: forty-eight poems. They begin with a lightly fictionalised account of the poetry wars of inner Melbourne - but from there they undertake a survey of human happiness, ambition and acceptance. Herein is a series of poems by Bakowski and Bolton in which themes develop, are abandoned, resurface, where poems answer, continue or oppose each other. The usual thrills of collaborative projects. But these are unusual and will get attention just on that basis - and they are variously funny, mysterious, and occasionally moving. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781743056769
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