Insomnia

The Australian poet John Kinsellas' new collection, "Insomnia," explores the crisis of being in a world that denies the importance of human imagination and creativity. Through self-accusation, protest, and meditations on loss and trauma, Kinsella seeks to reconfigure our perspective and address the paradoxes of contemporary experience. The collection ranges from Jam Tree Gully, Western Australia, to the coast of West Cork, Ireland, and is haunted by historical and literary figures such as Dante and Emily Brontë.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 80 pages
\n Publication date: 21 February 2019
\n Publisher: Pan Macmillan
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The Australian poet John Kinsellas' captivating and urgent new collection delves into the profound crisis of being that currently grips us: Kinsella confronts a scenario where the creations of human imagination, the very tools we employ to extend our empathy into the world – art, music, and philosophy – suddenly find themselves in a world that not only devalues their significance but can sometimes appear to have no practical use for them. In his quest to establish a stable point from which we might reorient our perspective and confront the paradoxes of our contemporary existence, Kinsella has crafted poems of self-accusation and passionate protest, meditations on the nature of loss and trauma, and exuberant celebrations of the natural world. Spanning from Jam Tree Gully, Western Australia, to the scenic coast of West Cork, Ireland, haunted by historical and literary figures ranging from Dante to Emily Brontë (a fascination that Kinsella has harbored since childhood and who intervenes in the poet's attempts to grapple with concepts of colonization and identity), Insomnia may be Kinsellas most diverse and potent collection to date.

The Australian poet John Kinsellas' captivating and urgent new collection delves into the profound crisis of being that currently grips us: Kinsella confronts a scenario where the creations of human imagination, the very tools we employ to extend our empathy into the world – art, music, and philosophy – suddenly find themselves in a world that not only devalues their significance but can sometimes appear to have no practical use for them. In his quest to establish a stable point from which we might reorient our perspective and confront the paradoxes of our contemporary existence, Kinsella has crafted poems of self-accusation and passionate protest, meditations on the nature of loss and trauma, and exuberant celebrations of the natural world. Spanning from Jam Tree Gully, Western Australia, to the scenic coast of West Cork, Ireland, haunted by historical and literary figures ranging from Dante to Emily Brontë (a fascination that Kinsella has harbored since childhood and who intervenes in the poet's attempts to grapple with concepts of colonization and identity), Insomnia may be Kinsellas most diverse and potent collection to date.

\n Weight: 218g\n
Dimension: 153 x 196 x 14 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781529009767\n \n