Carcanet Press - Emporium

Description
Excerpt
Author
Contents
Reviews

Yesterday the heat
The light receded the shadows tapered into long rays . . .

‘Hey you, do you know where we are?’

How comforting a light in the darkness
Any light
from ‘Archaeologies’

Emporium, Ian Pindar’s first collection, is stocked with curiosities, jokes and horrors. Step through the door and discover Big Bumperton on his bicycle, Mrs Beltinska in her bath, Monsieur P. on holiday, a transfixed girl in blue jeans, a wasp, two lascivious figs and a god who wanders shopping arcades ‘enhaloed in black flames of longing and dread’. A chain letter travels across centuries of poetry, from Langland to Maxine Chernoff; deep in a snowy forest, seen only by wolves, a mysterious machine is resonating… Pindar maps a surreal hinterland where the dark humour of absurdity lies in wait.

Cover image: copyright © Ian Pindar 2011

Pindar's writing gestures towards a public language . . . though this is regularly undermined by the comic and sardonic . . . The poetry thrives on this flexibility of tone, its declarations constantly being shifted, contested and contradicted . . . Much of the book is made up of elusive, uneasy parables. . . that hover between pessimism and hope, and the potential of language to articulate this predicament. - the Guardian

It was about time for somebody to be channelling Eliot, maybe Stevens, Laforgue, and the Metaphysicals to such clashing effect: ‘bright as a seedsman’s packet’, with unexpected timbres and sonorities sabotaged by glockenspiel accents. Pindar is just right for the job - John Ashbery

In this sparkling début collection Ian Pindar brilliantly fulfils Verlaine’s injunction to the poet to take eloquence and wring its neck. Emporium offers the reader a beguiling and compendious range of styles and voices, and signals the arrival of a fascinating and original poet - Mark Ford

CONTENTS

Figure Study
Mrs Beltinska in the Bath
On the French Riviera
Monsters of Philosophy
A Dog One Afternoon
Society of Blood
Anecdote of the Car
Marc Chagall: The Poet Reclining
Parable
Advice for Travellers
Poem
What is the Matter?
Archaeologies
Snow
The King’s Evil
Les Vacances de Monsieur P.
Chain Letter
Of Truth
Suggestions for Further Reading
Two Figs
The Prophecies
Casanova
Cārvāka/Lokāyata
Windows
Gods of the Near Future
After Birth
Big Bumperton on the Sabbath
Ashes
Death of a Senator
Birds
Illustrated Evenings
Parasite
Joan Miró: Man and Woman in Front of a Pile of Excrement
It Takes a Man
Everybody’s Talking about Antonin Artaud
The Wasp and the Orchid
Armageddon
Black Jelly Baby
Kissing
Dust
Loon
Silent Spectres
The Rainy Day Murders
An Accident in Soho
Lost
Insomnia
Time Remaining

Notes

Ian Pindar was born in London in 1970. He published his first work, a life of James Joyce, in 2004. Emporium , his debut poetry collection, appeared in 2011. Constellations is his second collection. His poems have appeared in The English Review , The Forward Book of Poetry 2011 and 2012 ... read more

What Matters Within the Intensity. read more

Poetry Microreviews Emporium, the darkly genial debut collection from London native Ian Pindar, exhibits a variety befitting its title and its author’s range as a critic, editor, and translator. read more

Poetry in Brief - Reviews Here's a poetry that's light, clear, at times almost throwaway, full of political scope and menace. read more

Quote of the Day ...discriminating taste and some of the most distinguished poets in Britain. Dannie Abse Home Authors Titles Paperback Hardback Limited Edition Journal CD eBook Imprints Aspects of Portugal Audio Books Carcanet Fiction Carcanet Film Carcanet Poetry Comma Press FyfieldBooks Lintott Press Lives and Letters Northern House OxfordPoets PN Review Sheep Meadow Press Information About Us Academic Enquiries Authors For Events Catalogue Contact Us Copyright and Permissions Join Our Mailing List Opportunities at Carcanet Press Enquiries PN Review Shopping Guide Stocklist Submission Guidelines Trade Information Resources Audio Interviews Gallery Reviews Video
Book Search Search > advanced search Subscribe to our mailing list Submit
Emporium Ian Pindar RRP: GBP£ 9.95 Discount: 10% You Save: GBP£ 0.99 Price: GBP£ 8.96 Available Paperback ISBN: 978 1 847770 65 3 Categories: 21st Century Imprint: Carcanet Poetry Published: May 2011 Publisher: Carcanet Press Also available in: eBook (EPUB), eBook (Kindle) Description Excerpt Author Contents Reviews Yesterday the heat The light receded the shadows tapered into long rays . . . ‘Hey you, do you know where we are?’ How comforting a light in the darkness Any light from ‘Archaeologies’ Emporium, Ian Pindar’s first collection, is stocked with curiosities, jokes and horrors. Step through the door and discover Big Bumperton on his bicycle, Mrs Beltinska in her bath, Monsieur P. on holiday, a transfixed girl in blue jeans, a wasp, two lascivious figs and a god who wanders shopping arcades ‘enhaloed in black flames of longing and dread’. A chain letter travels across centuries of poetry, from Langland to Maxine Chernoff; deep in a snowy forest, seen only by wolves, a mysterious machine is resonating… Pindar maps a surreal hinterland where the dark humour of absurdity lies in wait. Cover image: copyright © Ian Pindar 2011 Pindar's writing gestures towards a public language . . . though this is regularly undermined by the comic and sardonic . . . The poetry thrives on this flexibility of tone, its declarations constantly being shifted, contested and contradicted . . . Much of the book is made up of elusive, uneasy parables. . . that hover between pessimism and hope, and the potential of language to articulate this predicament. - the Guardian It was about time for somebody to be channelling Eliot, maybe Stevens, Laforgue, and the Metaphysicals to such clashing effect: ‘bright as a seedsman’s packet’, with unexpected timbres and sonorities sabotaged by glockenspiel accents. Pindar is just right for the job - John Ashbery In this sparkling début collection Ian Pindar brilliantly fulfils Verlaine’s injunction to the poet to take eloquence and wring its neck. Emporium offers the reader a beguiling and compendious range of styles and voices, and signals the arrival of a fascinating and original poet - Mark Ford CONTENTS Figure Study Mrs Beltinska in the Bath On the French Riviera Monsters of Philosophy A Dog One Afternoon Society of Blood Anecdote of the Car Marc Chagall: The Poet Reclining Parable Advice for Travellers Poem What is the Matter? Archaeologies Snow The King’s Evil Les Vacances de Monsieur P. Chain Letter Of Truth Suggestions for Further Reading Two Figs The Prophecies Casanova Cārvāka/Lokāyata Windows Gods of the Near Future After Birth Big Bumperton on the Sabbath Ashes Death of a Senator Birds Illustrated Evenings Parasite Joan Miró: Man and Woman in Front of a Pile of Excrement It Takes a Man Everybody’s Talking about Antonin Artaud The Wasp and the Orchid Armageddon Black Jelly Baby Kissing Dust Loon Silent Spectres The Rainy Day Murders An Accident in Soho Lost Insomnia Time Remaining Notes Ian Pindar was born in London in 1970. He published his first work, a life of James Joyce, in 2004. Emporium , his debut poetry collection, appeared in 2011. Constellations is his second collection. His poems have appeared in The English Review , The Forward Book of Poetry 2011 and 2012 ... read more What Matters Within the Intensity. read more Poetry Microreviews Emporium, the darkly genial debut collection from London native Ian Pindar, exhibits a variety befitting its title and its author’s range as a critic, editor, and translator. read more Poetry in Brief - Reviews Here's a poetry that's light, clear, at times almost throwaway, full of political scope and menace. read more You might also be interested in: The Baboons of Hada Eric Ormsby Rough Music Fiona Sampson	Share this... Quick Links Aspects of Portugal Audio Books Carcanet Fiction Carcanet Film Carcanet Poetry Comma Press FyfieldBooks Lintott Press Lives and Letters OxfordPoets PN Review Sheep Meadow Press The Carcanet Blog Sam Ruddock: Bibliodiversity read more Lucy Burnett: An Eco-poetic Sensibility read more Chris Beckett: Looking for Abebe, the cook's son read more Richard Price: A Month in Portugal read more Let's Gimbal! read more Carcanet New Poetry Showcase: The Audience Writes Back read more
We thank the Arts Council England for their support and assistance in this interactive Project.
Privacy Statement Sitemap RSS Feeds Home Authors Titles Imprints Information Resources This website ©2000-2013 Carcanet Press Ltd