No One Leaves the World Unhurt

John Foys newest collection is a tour de force of formal poetry, blending wit, cleverness, and deftness to explore everyday experiences and generate compassionate, clever, and deeply knowing verse. It satirizes various elements of contemporary society, reflecting on war, wandering through the Museum of Sex, and plucking apart idiomatic speech.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 80 pages
\n Publication date: 10 February 2021
\n Publisher: Autumn House Press
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John Foys most recent collection is a tour de force of formal poetry, showcasing a blend of wit, cleverness, and deftness. Working within the lineage of poets such as Billy Collins, Robert Frost, Frank OHara, W. H. Auden, and Elizabeth Bishop, Foy delves into everyday experiences to craft compassionate, clever, and profoundly knowing verse. While moments in No One Leaves the World Unhurt may initially appear absurd or even funny on the surface, such as a psychological exploration of the Lord of the Rings character Gollum, beneath this lightheartedness lies a tone that is grim and foreboding. Foy satirizes various aspects of contemporary society, reflecting on war, wandering through the Museum of Sex in New York with his wife, and dissecting idiomatic speech, which he breaks down, saying, "It is what it is. / Its not what it might have been." Influenced by pop art and fine art and his New York home, which serves as the backdrop for many of these poems, Foy's vibrant collection is simultaneously philosophical, whimsical, serious, and searching.

John Foys most recent collection is a tour de force of formal poetry, showcasing a blend of wit, cleverness, and deftness. Working within the lineage of poets such as Billy Collins, Robert Frost, Frank OHara, W. H. Auden, and Elizabeth Bishop, Foy delves into everyday experiences to craft compassionate, clever, and profoundly knowing verse. While moments in No One Leaves the World Unhurt may initially appear absurd or even funny on the surface, such as a psychological exploration of the Lord of the Rings character Gollum, beneath this lightheartedness lies a tone that is grim and foreboding. Foy satirizes various aspects of contemporary society, reflecting on war, wandering through the Museum of Sex in New York with his wife, and dissecting idiomatic speech, which he breaks down, saying, "It is what it is. / Its not what it might have been." Influenced by pop art and fine art and his New York home, which serves as the backdrop for many of these poems, Foy's vibrant collection is simultaneously philosophical, whimsical, serious, and searching.

\n Weight: 158g\n
Dimension: 152 x 229 x 9 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781938769757\n \n