| Author: | John Carey | ISBN: | 9781760414849 |
| Publisher: | Ginninderra Press | Publication: | January 2, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Ginninderra Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | John Carey |
| ISBN: | 9781760414849 |
| Publisher: | Ginninderra Press |
| Publication: | January 2, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Ginninderra Press |
| Language: | English |
‘Witty, finely crafted, genuinely funny, Carey’s poems surprise with their clever double takes on society’s faults and foibles. At once erudite and bitingly topical, Carey has a keen eye for the humorous detail and the deeper resonances of global stupidity. Carey shows himself adept at both the brief political quip like the Tony Abbot-inspired “Captain’s Pick Haiku” or the longer reflective analysis of presidential egomania in “Another Day at the Office”. I can think of very few poets with such a capacity for sustained humour and inventiveness. Underlying Carey’s poems is a clear-sighted voice that registers the follies, pretensions and violence of humanity.’ – Peter Boyle
‘Witty, finely crafted, genuinely funny, Carey’s poems surprise with their clever double takes on society’s faults and foibles. At once erudite and bitingly topical, Carey has a keen eye for the humorous detail and the deeper resonances of global stupidity. Carey shows himself adept at both the brief political quip like the Tony Abbot-inspired “Captain’s Pick Haiku” or the longer reflective analysis of presidential egomania in “Another Day at the Office”. I can think of very few poets with such a capacity for sustained humour and inventiveness. Underlying Carey’s poems is a clear-sighted voice that registers the follies, pretensions and violence of humanity.’ – Peter Boyle
