Jay Gao
Imperium
Imperium
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Jay Gao's debut collection, Imperium, reimagines episodes from Homer's Odyssey, exploring forms of absolute and intimate power, and how the past lives on in the present through a global poetics of diaspora. It has won several awards and is longlisted for the Anglo-Hellenic League Runciman Award 2023.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 92 pages
Publication date: 25 August 2022
Publisher: Carcanet Press Ltd
Winner of A Somerset Maugham Award 2023. Winner of An Eric Gregory Award 2023. Winner of the Michael Murphy Memorial Prize 2023. Longlisted for the Anglo-Hellenic League Runciman Award 2023.
By reimagining episodes from Homer's Odyssey, Jay Gao's highly anticipated debut collection, Imperium, introduces an innovative talent whose work cuts across poetic traditions, traversing mythic cartographies and imperial formations.
Exploring forms of absolute and intimate power, Imperium is an imaginative meditation on how the past lives on in the present by way of, and beyond, a global poetics of diaspora.
Imperium showcases Gao's remarkable ability to blend classical and contemporary influences, creating a rich tapestry of poetic forms that evoke the timelessness of the epic while addressing the complexities of modern life.
With its stunning imagery, powerful language, and profound insights, Imperium is a testament to Jay Gao's talent and promise as a poet of our time.
Winner of A Somerset Maugham Award 2023. Winner of An Eric Gregory Award 2023. Winner of the Michael Murphy Memorial Prize 2023. Longlisted for the Anglo-Hellenic League Runciman Award 2023.
By reimagining episodes from Homer's Odyssey, Jay Gao's highly anticipated debut collection, Imperium, introduces an innovative talent whose work cuts across poetic traditions, traversing mythic cartographies and imperial formations.
Exploring forms of absolute and intimate power, Imperium is an imaginative meditation on how the past lives on in the present by way of, and beyond, a global poetics of diaspora.
Imperium showcases Gao's remarkable ability to blend classical and contemporary influences, creating a rich tapestry of poetic forms that evoke the timelessness of the epic while addressing the complexities of modern life.
With its stunning imagery, powerful language, and profound insights, Imperium is a testament to Jay Gao's talent and promise as a poet of our time.
Weight: 132g
Dimension: 134 x 215 x 9 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781800172470
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