An Arbitrary Lightbulb
Ian Duhig
The most original poet of his generationCarol Ann Duffy, Guardian
Duhig telescopes topical allusions, scholarly references and coarse humour into tightly-shaped, surreal poems which burst open with explosive moral force'Alan Brownjohn, Sunday Times
His poetry is learned, rude, elegant, sly and funny, mixing gilded images, belly-laughs and esoteric lore about language (including Irish), art, history, politics and children's word-gamesRuth Padel, Independent on Sunday