Pandorama

by Ian Duhig

Ian Duhig is justly celebrated for his inimitable style, at once humorous, erudite, and compassionate; his poetry sits at the intersection of the literary and folk traditions, and moves in an easy and masterly fashion between them. While this has lent his verse an enviable musicality and force, it has also written him a visa to places poets rarely venture. Pandorama sees Duhig mining poems and songs from the work-camps of England's itinerant navvies, jihadist training-grounds on the Yorkshire moors, football terraces, and meetings of the National Fancy Rat Society - and painting a far truer picture of Britain's cultural diversity than most documentary accounts are prepared to give us.

Genres: Poetry

64 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 20, 2010

About the author

Born to Irish parents, Duhig currently resides in Leeds.
He worked with homeless people for 15 years before becoming a full-time writer in 1994 and a concern with social issues continues to inform his work.
He has won the National Poetry Competition twice, and in 1994 was named as one of the Poetry Society's 'New Generation' Poets.

Reviews

[Clare · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this for a poetry reading group and found its focus on navvies fascinating. There was lots to think over, and (very exciting) the author joined in the discussion in our on-line group.