Jump to ratings and reviews. Want to read. Buy on Amazon. Rate this book. Hera Lindsay Bird. Love, death, Bruce Willis, public urination, being a woman, love, The Nanny, love. This pamphlet of poetry by Hera Lindsay Bird is a startling departure from her bestselling debut Hera Lindsay Bird by defying convention and remaining exactly the same, only worse. Loading interface About the author. Hera Lindsay Bird 4 books followers. Born in Thames. Write a Review. Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book! Community Reviews. Search review text.
Part of that infectiousness comes from their strikingly idiomatic style, characterised by several traits: an informality informal to the point of ritual; short to mid-length declarative sentences, stripped of any formal expression of the strong feelings they describe; a conspicuous lack of lyricism; the deadpanning of great misery and joy. Fame, the moon, meaninglessness. Well, where historically poets have refined their language towards poetic diction and metre — and risked being programmatic and melodically repetitive as a result — Bird refines her language towards an imitation of vernacular usage. But Bird is never those things, in the same way Tennyson is never drily metrical. The other striking formal features are the barrage of similes and the frequent ellipses — both taken straight out of the poems of Chelsey Minnis. The sheer reach and imaginative variety is striking, but… is that variety part of any form? Or the other way round. Probably the other way round. The very light which makes the blossom visible also renders it sarcastic, bitter and mean. This poetry neither needs nor wants to venerate the manufacture of apt metaphysical equivalences.
Pamper me to hell and back. Pamper Me to Hell & Back by Hera Lindsay Bird - The Poetry Book Society
Seeping with existential delay. Imagine again that picture of me, Joey Connolly, laughing and crying. Community Reviews. I love her voice - I don't mean the vibration of it in the air, but the earnest sincerity of her thoughts laid bare for the reader. It also reveals the underlying themes of mortality, love and the relentless monotony of life. Author 13 books 32 followers. Ashley Lamont. Often in these poems humour acts as a cover for heartbreak; silliness becomes moving, pamper me to hell and back. But Bird is never those things, in the same way Tennyson is never drily metrical. The grand austere aha! Want to read. Do read.
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- This is not the kind of poetry that I normally read, and I must admit to being put-off initially by the more explicit and provocative lines.
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- The impression is that Bird is pushing further along her challenge to the rules and regulations of lyric poetry, preferring the prose convention of lineation rather than the poetic standard Emily Berry uses the same trick in her recent Stranger, Babyjust as her rhythms are those of Pamper me to hell and back rather than the lyric cadance we associate with canonical poetry.
- But this here pamphlet suggests my awe will only increase with every new release.
P amper Me to Hell and Back is full of confessional, provocative and occasionally explicit poems, written in a conversational style with a bleak outlook on life. Many of the poems are surreal, whilst some feel more like Facebook posts, and others seem designed to be performed as spoken word. This sets the scene for a collection which is both humorous and disconcerting, light-hearted and satirical. It also reveals the underlying themes of mortality, love and the relentless monotony of life. This is not the kind of poetry that I normally read, and I must admit to being put-off initially by the more explicit and provocative lines. Perhaps it is the interminable onslaught of surprising almost ridiculous imagery, or the self-deprecating humour that runs throughout. Whatever it is, there is something unique and a little bit addictive in these poems. Other poems seem to be anti-love poems. There are some more straightforward love poems too. I want to get really good at woodwork and go into the forest and cut up some logs and make you a beautiful house to live in. I enjoyed reading the last three poems, which have a more serious undertone, whilst still being light-hearted and full of humour. I like this picture because it reminds me of loneliness And the great, unspecific boredom of life. Buy this book from Waterstones. If you enjoyed reading this review why not subscribe to my blog and get regular book reviews sent to your inbox? Email Address. Subscribe to Blog. Your email address will not be published. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email.
Hera Lindsay Bird. Gorgeous, funny, true. Image Credits: MFer Photography. Long live the funny gothic juggling of Hera Lindsay Bird. Everything is so devastating and so stupid, and somehow that is all the same thing.
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Grace Usleman. Image Credits: MFer Photography. Probably the other way round. Highly recommended. The grand austere aha! I absolutely loved this one. The imperative to be correct is the great failure of the left Sometimes you just want to wash iceberg lettuce in quiet despair. Rate this book. Buy this book via Amazon Buy this book from Waterstones Declaration: I received a free copy of this book from the publisher. Part of that infectiousness comes from their strikingly idiomatic style, characterised by several traits: an informality informal to the point of ritual; short to mid-length declarative sentences, pamper me to hell and back, stripped of any formal expression of the strong feelings they describe; a conspicuous lack pamper me to hell and back lyricism; the deadpanning of great misery and joy. I feel like I have found my poet soulmate.
But this here pamphlet suggests my awe will only increase with every new release. Absurd and overwhelming, but accurate and revealing - just like love is. More reviews and ratings. Image Credits: MFer Photography. Buy this book via Amazon Buy this book from Waterstones Declaration: I received a free copy of this book from the publisher.
Bird has this wonderful way of being absolutely hilarious then punching you in the gut with emotion and melancholy. We invite and pay emerging poetry reviewers to focus their critical skills on the small press, pamper me to hell and back, pamphlet and indie publications that excite us the most. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Bookish Bethany. I absolutely loved this one. My two favorites in this little book were Jealousy and Pyramid Scheme, which was how I first learned of her, when she read for Poetry Magazine podcast, pamper me to hell and back. Whatever it is, there is something unique and a little bit addictive in these poems. The other striking formal features are the barrage of similes and the frequent ellipses — both taken straight out of the poems of Chelsey Minnis. Community Reviews. Google this. Share this: Tweet. Probably the other way round. The imperative to be correct is the great failure of the left Sometimes you just want to wash iceberg lettuce in quiet despair. Author 7 books followers. The sheer reach and imaginative pamper me to hell and back is striking, but… is that variety part of any form? MFer Photography. I am always making speeches, but speeches are a waste of time The only useful speech is one where you enumerate someone's many failures until they burst into tears But if anyone is bursting into tears today it will be me I just want to lie naked on a deckchair, fanning myself with divorce papers from "Speech time". The grand austere aha! Well, where historically poets have refined their language towards poetic diction and metre hrabi pampers and risked being programmatic and melodically repetitive as a result — Bird refines her language towards an imitation of vernacular usage. Imagine again that picture of me, Joey Connolly, laughing and crying.
