Cocoa and Nothing

Maria Sledmere, Colin Herd

Research output: Book/ReportBook

Abstract

Cocoa and Nothing is the culmination of a season of relay between what Charles Dickens in A Tale of Two Cities called "the chocolate sprites", inhabited here by Colin Herd and Maria Sledmere, fuelled by toothache, training and their favourite brand of iconic confectionary. Each poem is named after a variety of Ritter Sport and crystallises obsessively around the vibe affinity of each flavour. A poem can be a body image or a slice of portal. Documenting the nutty bits of daily existence — from academic burnout to boxing, trash, gossip and the family whatsapp — this is an ambitious assortment of lyrical gems, crispy confessions, devotion to grans and mischievous epistles. It’s both a love book and burn book of the general nourishment that is poetry itself — portable nutrition fit for all of life's marathons.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationGlasgow
Number of pages404
Publication statusPublished - 21 Feb 2023
EventLaunch party for Cocoa and Nothing: a play, some poetry - The Poetry Club, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Duration: 21 Feb 202321 Feb 2023
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/launch-party-for-cocoa-and-nothing-a-play-some-poetry-tickets-539014856947

Keywords

  • poetry
  • collaboration
  • chocolate
  • epistolary
  • lyric
  • snacks
  • consumerism
  • the body
  • square

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