A Year in the New Life

Jack Underwood's poetry debut, Happiness (2015), was celebrated for its unconventional and daring tone. His anticipated new collection, The Landing, explores a wide range of preoccupations, including imminent societal collapse, public unrest, masculinity, fatherhood, and uncanny scenarios. The poems are presented with a generosity and tenderness that makes the poet indispensable for the strange times in which we live.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 56 pages
Publication date: 05 August 2021
Publisher: Faber & Faber

Jack Underwood's debut poetry collection, Happiness (2015), was celebrated for its unconventional and daring tone, described as conversational, arresting, and weird. In his anticipated new collection, Underwood explores a wide range of preoccupations, including imminent societal collapse, public unrest, the complexities of masculinity and fatherhood, and uncanny scenarios. The poems are presented with a generosity and tenderness that make the poet unmistakable and indispensable for the strange times in which we live. Underwood's poetry is known for its ability to challenge moral obviousness and drive against false certainty, offering a refreshing and instructive perspective. Readers have praised his work for its unique and captivating style, which combines incongruous and domestic subjects in skewed lyrics and thought experiments. The Landing describes the collection as a "new language / of the familiar," showcasing Underwood's ability to create a sense of intimacy and connection through his poetry. Several reviewers have been deeply moved by Underwood's poems, finding them to hold life and time in a balletics of stress and flow. One reviewer describes the collection as "done in by these poems, but I really lived as I read them; each one holding life and time in a balletics of stress and flow." Another reviewer notes that Underwood's poetry is "refreshing as it is instructive," offering a unique and powerful perspective on contemporary issues. Overall, Jack Underwood's poetry debut, Happiness (2015), and his anticipated new collection are highly recommended for readers who appreciate innovative and thought-provoking poetry.

Weight: 82g
Dimension: 130 x 196 x 7 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780571367252
Edition number: Main