Paperback. Scenes of Moderate Violence is the debut collection from award-winning poet John Moynes. If you think that modern literature doesnt include enough time-travelling cowboys, then this is the book for you. If you need poems about history, love, death, madness and the future then buy this book now. If you want a new pair of jeans youre probably in the wrong shop. With poems ranging from the funny to the frightening, this is a book that refuses to be pinned down and is perfect for readers who do the same. *John Moynes will make you laugh and make you think, and while he's at it he'll break your heart in a hundred different ways. Every poem in this collection is a thing of rare beauty. And so is each and every line. John manages to do that very difficult thing of being deeply wise while being deeply funny. And I deeply hate him for that.Paul Howard, author of the Ross OCarroll Kelly series Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Title: Scenes of Moderate Violence (Paperback)
Publisher: Unbound, London
Publication Date: 2019
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1789650372
ISBN 13: 9781789650372
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new

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Scenes of Moderate Violence is the debut collection from award-winning poet John Moynes. If you think that modern literature doesn t include enough time-travelling cowboys, then this is the book for you. If you need poems about history, love, death, madness and the future then buy this book now. If you want a new pair of jeans you re probably in the wrong shop.

With poems ranging from the funny to the frightening, this is a book that refuses to be pinned down and is perfect for readers who do the same.

John Moynes will make you laugh and make you think, and while he's at it he'll break your heart in a hundred different ways. Every poem in this collection is a thing of rare beauty. And so is each and every line. John manages to do that very difficult thing of being deeply wise while being deeply funny. And I deeply hate him for that.

Paul Howard, author of the Ross O Carroll Kelly series

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