A Year in the New Life av Jack Underwood

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<p>SHORTLISTED FOR THE T.S. ELIOT PRIZE 2021<br>POETRY BOOK SOCIETY RECOMMENDATION<br><br><b>''Jack Underwood has developed an utterly clear lyric that rebukes moral obviousness, drives against false certainty. It''s as refreshing as it is instructive . . . Underwood has become one of my favorite poets.'' Kaveh Akbar</b><br><br>Jack Underwood¿s poetry debut, <i>Happiness</i> (2015), was celebrated for its unconventional and daring tone: ¿conversational, arresting . . . weird, singular¿ (<i>Guardian</i>). Such qualities are on accomplished display in this anticipated new collection, as the poems mature and move on to a wide range of preoccupations, including imminent societal collapse and public unrest; the limits, myths and complexities of masculinity and fatherhood; and uncanny, often amusing scenarios, such as serving drinks to a gathering of fifteen babies or group kissing in Empathy Class. <br><br>Throughout, incongruous and domestic subjects realign in skewed lyrics and thought ex