The Boy from the Chemist is Here to See You
Paul Farley
1999 Nominee
Whitbread Poetry Award
1999 Winner
Somerset Maugham Award
1999 Winner
Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award
1998 Winner
Forward Prize for Poetry Best First Collection
64 pages
Synopsis
‘Look – here’s a poet of ferocious invention, a breathtaking wit that ushers us to epiphanies of grief and laughter, an encyclopaedic knowledge of hip ephemera that’s never merely knowing, and a playful ear – which is, I note, an anagram of Paul Farley . . . What more do you want?’ Michael Donaghy