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Homunculus

by Luke Palmer

  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Broken Sleep Books
  • 12.7 x 20.4 x 0.5 cm

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In the sequence of poems that forms the spine of this debut collection, Luke Palmer casts 16th Century alchemist Paracelsus as an eccentric single father, giving voice to his Homunculus; a preformationist child and the secret to eternal life. By turns playful and profane, the arcane bleeds into the everyday, untethered from history - a walk in the woods is an encounter with an angry god, a potty training accident becomes a metaphysical exploration. Elsewhere, Palmer addresses masculinities from both sides of the 'father tug', roving between the concrete and ephemeral, asking questions of language, the wants of an aging body, and what it means to live forever.
  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Broken Sleep Books

  • Published

    January 2024

  • Weight

    96g

  • Dimensions

    12.7 x 20.4 x 0.5 cm

  • ISBN

    9781915760609

  • ISBN-10

    1915760607

  • Eden Code

    6497016

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