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Microcosms
a collection of 500(!) senryū: a three-line unrhymed Japanese poetic form, structurally similar to haiku, but treating human nature, usually in a satiric or ironic vein.
All profits from this book will go to UNICEF's Children In Gaza Crisis Appeal
insomnia
waits under your pillow
like a broken tooth
the reformed band
plays a new song -
the dancing stops
praise
does not write
the next page
the mirror
framed by
insecurities
Praise for the writing of Colin
"A quirky, singular voice which sets the writer apart from the standing army of Irish poets." - Poetry Ireland Review
"...a dredging up of emotions, feelings and darkness.... full of separation, or the protagonists pulling away from the world around them." - London Grip
"There is a very human need to be social and connect... [t]he analogies and ambiguities are thought-provoking and encourage readers to look again at familiar situations and blur the boundaries between animals and humans... timely and engaging." - The Blue Nib
"In poems that are inventive and beguiling, Dardis creates a starkly insightful version of the present, using fresh, direct language... [t]he voice in these poems is insightful, urgent but compassionate, making the collection an enjoyable but unsettling read." - Neon Books
Colin Dardis is a neuordivergent poet, editor and sound artist from Northern Ireland. His work has been published widely throughout Ireland, the UK and USA, and shortlisted for the Erbacce Prize, Seamus Heaney Award for New Writing, and Over The Edge New Writer of the Year Award, amongst others. Previous collections include The Dogs of Humanity (Fly on the Wall Press, 2019, shortlisted for Best Poetry Pamphlet, Saboteur Awards 2020), the x of y (Eyewear, 2018), Post-Truth Blues (Locofo Chaps, 2017) and Dō A Blunder (Lapwing, 2013).
All profits from this book will go to UNICEF's Children In Gaza Crisis Appeal
insomnia
waits under your pillow
like a broken tooth
the reformed band
plays a new song -
the dancing stops
praise
does not write
the next page
the mirror
framed by
insecurities
Praise for the writing of Colin
"A quirky, singular voice which sets the writer apart from the standing army of Irish poets." - Poetry Ireland Review
"...a dredging up of emotions, feelings and darkness.... full of separation, or the protagonists pulling away from the world around them." - London Grip
"There is a very human need to be social and connect... [t]he analogies and ambiguities are thought-provoking and encourage readers to look again at familiar situations and blur the boundaries between animals and humans... timely and engaging." - The Blue Nib
"In poems that are inventive and beguiling, Dardis creates a starkly insightful version of the present, using fresh, direct language... [t]he voice in these poems is insightful, urgent but compassionate, making the collection an enjoyable but unsettling read." - Neon Books
Colin Dardis is a neuordivergent poet, editor and sound artist from Northern Ireland. His work has been published widely throughout Ireland, the UK and USA, and shortlisted for the Erbacce Prize, Seamus Heaney Award for New Writing, and Over The Edge New Writer of the Year Award, amongst others. Previous collections include The Dogs of Humanity (Fly on the Wall Press, 2019, shortlisted for Best Poetry Pamphlet, Saboteur Awards 2020), the x of y (Eyewear, 2018), Post-Truth Blues (Locofo Chaps, 2017) and Dō A Blunder (Lapwing, 2013).
79 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 6, 2025
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