Forwards Always: Poems to be read aloud - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1800660359 ISBN 13: 9781800660359

Publisher: Cicada, 2023

Synopsis

This book is a toy, a script, a game and a puzzle. It is a collection of very silly poems, and how you choose to make sense of them is entirely up to you.

About this title

About the Author

Matthew Hodson is a graphic artist and poet. He likes other people, the woods and boiled eggs. He is frustrated by cynicism and mould. His client list includes The Guardian, The New York Times and The Economist. He is the author of At This Very Moment (Cicada, 2021) and the Illustrator of Don’t Hug the Pug (Cicada, 2019).

From the Back Cover

This book is a toy, a script, a game and a puzzle. It is a collection of very silly poems, and how you choose to make sense of them is entirely up to you.

Forwards Always is a collection of poems to be read aloud with friends and loved ones. You may need to read certain poems more than once before you get the hang of them. That’s ok though, please don’t worry. Practice them, as you would a ballet or omelettes. They are not complicated poems, but as a collection, they are varied in their shape and smell.

Play with the book, it is a toy. Rotate it, squeeze it and wave it about. Hold it with someone else, wear it as a hat or try reading it upside down. Some poems may be improved by two readers taking turns or even reading aloud at the same time. You will figure it out.

It may seem appropriate to take this book with you on a long journey. It should fit inside the pocket of most human trousers. Please be aware that the book is neither waterproof or fire resistant. Dogs and goats will eat it, if given the opportunity. It tastes of paper.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cicada
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1800660359
• ISBN 13: 9781800660359
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 60