Paperback. The poems in Discoveries, written over the last four years, respond to the uncertainties of our time with an unpredictability of their own. Tim Dooley makes use of varied, sometimes arbitrary, structures to explore possibilities of expression. Some poems extemporise along lines of linguistic fantasy or celebrate innovators of modernism, while others observe contemporary experience with acuity. A sobering central section, structured in 100-word prose paragraphs, revisits a source of shame at the heart of our history.Dooley deals with whatever comes news, memories, encounters, dreams: nothing is out of bounds. PHILIP GROSS Poetry ReviewAmong the handful of writers today trying to work towards a serious, intelligent poetry of the people PETER SANSOM OrbisDooley shows how, in a quiet, contained register its possible to be trenchantly political. KATY EVANS BUSH Baroque in HackneyA unifying factor is Dooleys consistently humane vision and concern for the disaffected and inarticulate. DAVID WHEATLEY TLSA poetry of thoughtful, unshowy resonance, that can also be very funny. ALAN JENKINS and EVA SALZMAN PBS BulletinTim Dooley is a rare example of a poet who has improved with age. RORY WATERMAN TLS The poems in Discoveries, written over the last four years, respond to the uncertainties of our time with an unpredictability of their own. Tim Dooley makes use of varied, sometimes arbitrary, structures to explore possibilities of expression. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Title: Discoveries (Paperback)
Publisher: Two Rivers Press, Reading
Publication Date: 2022
Language: English
ISBN 10: 190974798X
ISBN 13: 9781909747982
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new

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The poems in Discoveries, written over the last four years, respond to the uncertainties of our time with an unpredictability of their own. Tim Dooley makes use of varied, sometimes arbitrary, structures to explore possibilities of expression. Some poems extemporise along lines of linguistic fantasy or celebrate innovators of modernism, while others observe contemporary experience with acuity. A sobering central section, structured in 100-word prose paragraphs, revisits a source of shame at the heart of our history.

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