I Think We're Alone Now

I Think Were Alone Now is a book about intimacy, but the poems are preoccupied with pop music, etymology, surveillance equipment, cervical examination, church architecture, and beetles. It is a book about failures of language, connection, and the analytic approach to say anything useful about what we are to one another, including abrupt estrangements, errors of translation, frustrations, and ellipses, and failed investigations.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 80 pages
Publication date: 16 November 2023
Publisher: Bloodaxe Books Ltd

I Think We're Alone Now was initially intended to explore the concept of intimacy, encompassing its manifestations in solitude, partnership, and collective responsibility. However, the poems in this collection are preoccupied with a wide range of topics, including pop music, etymology, surveillance equipment, cervical examinations, church architecture, and beetles. In essence, the poems steer clear of addressing what intimacy truly is or looks like.

This book can be perceived as a narrative of failure, encompassing failures in language, connection, and the analytical approach to understanding our relationships with one another. It presents abrupt estrangements, errors of translation, frustrations, and ellipses, as well as failed investigations. Additionally, beetles are featured prominently throughout the collection.

I Think We're Alone Now is the second collection by Abigail Parry. Her debut collection, Jinx (Bloodaxe Books, 2018), received critical acclaim, being shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best First Collection 2018 and the Seamus Heaney Centre First Collection Poetry Prize 2019. Parry's poetic style is characterized by her meticulous attention to detail, her exploration of complex themes, and her ability to create vivid imagery and sensory experiences for the reader.

Dimension: 234 x 156 x 8 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781780376813