Sách - You Took the Last Bus Home - The Poems of Brian Bilston by Brian Bilston (US edition, paperback)

Ships from and sold by EXPERAL Singapore Publisher: Ingram IPS Origin: United States (Imported) ISBN 13: 9781783524921 Condition: Brandnew Binding: paperback Pages: 256 Dimensons: 203 x 127 x 30 | 400 (gram) ---------------------------------------- You Took the Last Bus Home is the first and long-awaited collection of ingeniously hilarious and surprisingly touching poems from Brian Bilston, the UK’s mysterious “Poet Laureate of .” With endless wit, imaginative wordplay, and underlying heartache, he offers profound insights into modern life. There is love and , the inestimable value of a mobile phone charger, the unbearable torment of forgetting to take the rubbish out, and the improbable nuances of the English language. Constantly experimenting with literary form, Bilston’s words have been known to float off the page, take the shape of the subjects they explore, and reflect our contemporary world in the form of Excel spreadsheets, Venn diagrams, and Scrabble tiles. This irresistibly charming collection of his best-loved poems will make you laugh out loud while making you question the very essence of the human condition in the twenty-first Bilston is a poet clouded in the pipe smoke of mystery. While little is known of the man behind the pipe, he has built up a following of fans through the sharing of his verse on social media. He has been described by many in the UK as the “Poet Laureate of Twitter.” This is his first collection of poetry.“Part John Cooper Clarke, part Frank Sidebottom. Brian’s minimalist homages . . . are all brilliant.” —Esquire “Bilston is no stranger to crafting cleverly composed poetry.” —Huffington Post “Brian Bilston is bringing poetry to the masses . . . with his topical, witty, thoughtful, and accessible poems.” —Irish Times “Brian Bilston is a laureate for our fractured times, a wordsmith who cares deeply about the impact his language makes as it dances before our eyes.” —Ian McMillan “If you like (a) laughing or (b) words which rhyme with each other, you will love Brian Bilston.” —Richard OsmanThe long-awaited collection of ingeniously hilarious and surprisingly touching poems from Brian Bilston, the UK’s mysterious “Poet Laureate of Twitter”Author’s popular Twitter account boasts more than 76k followers—which he uses to celebrate poetry, advocate for social justice issues and bookstores, and catalog daily life with a healthy dose of humor An illustrated picture book version of the author’s poem “Refugees” (Palazzo Editions) was recently shortlisted for the 2020 English 4-11 Picture Book Awards Giá sản phẩm trên Tiki đã bao gồm thuế theo luật hiện hành. Bên cạnh đó, tuỳ vào loại sản phẩm, hình thức và địa chỉ giao hàng mà có thể phát sinh thêm chi phí khác như phí vận chuyển, phụ phí hàng cồng kềnh, thuế nhập khẩu (đối với đơn hàng giao từ nước ngoài có giá trị trên 1 triệu đồng).....