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 language | English |
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| Place of Publication | Glasgow |
| Number of pages | 404 |
| Publication status | Published - 21 Feb 2023 |
| Event | Launch party for Cocoa and Nothing: a play, some poetry - The Poetry Club, Glasgow, United Kingdom Duration: 21 Feb 2023 → 21 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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