Back with the Human Condition

by Nick Ascroft

Love. Work. Death. Complaints. It’s the human condition. Whether you wrestle with it, bear it aloft, taste a little schmeck of it on your tongue or pass it along to some other unfortunate, you can’t hope to fathom where you came upon it or whether there’s a returns policy. Some say poetry is pulled unknowingly out of us, like birdsong. These people are annoying, seeing mystery for mystery’s sake. Criticism is pulled unknowingly out of us like birdsong. Small talk is. Sleeptalk is. The first attempt at a phone message is. Poetry takes graft, craft and chisel-work. Especially limericks.

100 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2016

Reviews

[Simon Sweetman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Some incredible stuff here - very clever, a stunning display of how to play with and use language. Some deep and funny ruminations on work and other frustrations in and around 'The Human Condition'. A remarkable collection.