Trawlermans Turquoise (Paperback)

Matthew Caley

ISBN 10: 1780374887 / ISBN 13: 9781780374888

Published by Bloodaxe Books Ltd, Tyne and Wear, 2019

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Paperback. Trawlermans Turquoise, Matthew Caleys sixth collection, features various seemingly recherche elements telepathy, Madame Blavatsky, epistolary novels, muse worship, Balzacs coffee addiction and Thomas Mertons accidental electrocution amongst them not always as straightforward subject matter, but caught up in the backdraft of the poems acceleration. The books title derives from the long, central, hyper-associative poem, from The Foldings trawlermans turquoise being a phrase to describe a psychic glimpse of the ocean for perennial inner-city dwellers, who have only ever heard rumour of one. Caleys lyrics and love poems are poised between sincerity and its inverse, and a seeming parallel world, which gradually emerges, sits at odds with, and sheds light on, the current state of our actual world full of melting borders, random dangers, shifting identities, misread communiques, false reports and information overload destabilising and exhilarating in equal measure. Trawlermans Turquoise, Matthew Caleys sixth collection, brings together elements as diverse as telepathy, Madame Blavatsky, epistolary novels, muse worship and Balzacs coffee addiction. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Trawlermans Turquoise (Paperback)
• Publisher: Bloodaxe Books Ltd, Tyne and Wear
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1780374887
• ISBN 13: 9781780374888
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Trawlerman’s Turquoise, Matthew Caley’s sixth collection, features various seemingly recherché elements – telepathy, Madame Blavatsky, epistolary novels, muse worship, Balzac’s coffee addiction and Thomas Merton’s accidental electrocution amongst them – not always as straightforward ‘subject matter’, but caught up in the backdraft of the poems’ acceleration. The book’s title derives from the long, central, hyper-associative poem, ‘from The Foldings’ – trawlerman’s turquoise being a phrase to describe a psychic glimpse of the ocean for perennial inner-city dwellers, who have only ever heard rumour of one. Caley’s lyrics and love poems are poised between sincerity and its inverse, and a seeming ‘parallel world’, which gradually emerges, sits at odds with, and sheds light on, the current state of our actual world – full of melting borders, random dangers, shifting identities, misread communiqués, false reports and information overload – destabilising and exhilarating in equal measure.

About the Author

Matthew Caley’s Thirst (Slow Dancer, 1999) was shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best First Collection, and followed by The Scene of My Former Triumph (Wrecking Ball Press, 2005), Apparently (Bloodaxe Books, 2010); his ‘lost second collection, Professor Glass (Donut Press, 2011); and his fifth and sixth collection, Rake (Bloodaxe Books, 2016) and Trawlerman's Turquoise (Bloodaxe Books, 2019). His work has been included in many anthologies, including Roddy Lumsden’s Identity Parade (Bloodaxe Books, 2010) and John Stammers’ Picador Book of Love Poems. He has also co-edited Pop Fiction: The Song in Cinema with Stephen Lannin (Intellect, 2005). He lives in London with artist Pavla Alchin and their two daughters.