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In this collection of Ekphrastic verses, the poet reflects on personal identity and agency inspired by pictures that include images of animals by some of the world’s most revered artists. In a sense, every painting is a self-portrait and every painted animal represents a part of the artist’s own psyche, not least that of the poet himself.
From monologues and confessional verse to ironic commentary, these poems will surprise and delight the reader, and the pictures will never be seen again without the verses echoing long in the viewer’s mind.
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About the Author
Martin Rieser is both a poet and visual artist. His interactive installations based on his poetry have been shown around the world, including Understanding Echo shown in Japan 2002, Hosts Bath Abbey 2006, Secret Door Invideo Milan 2006, The Street RMIT Gallery Melbourne 2008/ISEA Belfast 2009, Secret Garden, Phoenix Square 2012/Taipei 2013 and RUR at Glyndebourne in 2014 for REFRAME at the University of Sussex. He has developed mobile artworks using interactive text and image for Leicester, London and Athens and exhibited the Third Woman Interactive film in Vienna, Xian and New York. He
runs the Stanza poetry group in Bristol.
Published: Calyx 2020 Tangent Press, Walking Words Bristol Books 2023, The Poets' Walk Bristol Books 2025, Poetry Review, Write to be Counted,The Unpredicted Spring 2020, Frosted Fire Firsts Anthology 2020/22, Magma 74, Morphrog 22; Poetry kit; Primers Volume 3, Artlyst Anthology 2020, Steel Jackdaw 9, Alchemy Spoon 2022, Ink Sweat and Tears 2019/2023, Ekphrastic Review 2023, Agenda 2024, Acumen 2024, Cerusus2 2024, Allegro33 2024, Brussels Review 2024/25, Alchemy Spoon 2025, Ink Sweat and Tears 2025,Vole Anthology 2025,Write Out Loud Echoes Anthology 2025
Shortlisted: Frosted Fire 2019 /2022, Charles Causeley Prize 2020, Wolves Poetry Competition 2022, Artemesia Arts Poetry Competition 2023/24, Commended: Slipstream Poetry 2024 Longlisted Erbecce Prize 2023,Cerasus Chapbook Competition 2024, Highly
Commended: Erbecce Prize 2025, Indigo Dreams Spring Competition 2025, Runner up Norman Nicholson Lockdown poetry Prize 2021, Bozarts Poetry Prize 2025 Winner Hastings Poetry Competition 2021.
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