Einstein's Brain

by Mark O'Flynn

An extension of O'Flynn's previous work, Einstein's Brain floats somewhere between the hug and the thistle. It contains great variety in terms of subject matter, form, style, and mood. There is a typical wit and a penchant for the quirky and the absurd, as well as a willingness to play with language. A concern with form ranges from the loosely traditional to the free-wheeling. There are also several longer poems exercising a sense of stamina across a broader canvas. Above all, this book is about observation, about apprehending the oddity of what is right in front of our noses.

96 pages, Paperback

Published September 26, 2022

About the author

Mark O’Flynn’s novel The Last Days of Ava Langdon (UQP) was shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Award in 2017. A collection of short stories, Dental Tourism (Puncher & Wattmann), appeared in 2020. His recent collections of poetry are Undercoat (Liquid Amber Press, 2022) and Einstein’s Brain (Puncher & Wattmann, 2022).