Mutton Rolls E-Book

Arji Manuelpillai

• Herausgeber: Out-Spoken Press
• Kategorie: Poesie und Drama
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 15

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2020

Beschreibung

"Arji Manuelpillai hits the ground running with this debut and I freaking love it. His poems are funny, irreverent, hugely affecting. He's fidgety, darts moment to moment – you'll rush after him, then suddenly find he's stopped, spun on his heel and you're face-to-face with his good-natured grin. Manuelpillai will dial up the volume just to whisper something damn beautiful beneath its surface. Every page of Mutton Rolls is tasty, and announces by increment a highly enjoyable new voice." — Wayne Holloway-Smith "The poems in this brilliant, playful debut are multifarious though gratifyingly interlinked, addressing the subjects of Sri-Lankan British identity, masculinity, friendship, grief and love. The tone is sometimes satirical, but there is no hiding behind satire in Arji Manuelpillai's work – great tenderness and beauty characterise these poems, and the poet's voice is completely original, entirely his own." — Hannah Lowe

Leseprobe

Mutton Rolls

Arji Manuelpillai

Published by Out-Spoken Press,

Unit 39, Containerville

1 Emma Street

London, E2 9FP

All rights reserved

© Arji Manuelpillai

The rights of Arji Manuelpillai to be identified as the author of this work have been asserted by them in accordance with section 77 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

A CIP record for this title is available from the British Library.

This book is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception and to provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Out-Spoken Press.

First edition published 2020

ISBN: 978-1-9160468-7-0

ePub ISBN: 978-1-8380211-0-8

Artwork: Zoe Norvell

Printed & Bound by: Print Resource

Typeset in: Adobe Caslon

Out-Spoken Press is supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.

Acknowledgements

These poems belong to all the people who inspired and assisted me along my journey. Firstly, my family for all their support. Anna for putting up with me, Sophia Nicholson for her thoughtful eye, BPMoore for the support. To all the tutors who gave up their time and energy to push me forward, especially Hannah Lowe, Wayne Holloway-Smith and Jonathan Edwards. Also thanks to groups including Malika’s Poetry Kitchen, Stanza with Alice Hiller and The Poetry School; the moment I realised poetry was a team game was the moment the poems began to fly. Finally special thanks to the Jerwood/Arvon mentorship and to Out-Spoken Press for believing in me.

Table of Contents

credit card

brown boys in Kavos

half catholic

nominated for a BAME prize

Cecilia says we’re all fucked up

Hawai’i

raves aren’t places to cry

after the Sri Lankan bombing that kills 360 (after the 20 year war that killed significantly more)

white people