In Bloodlines Andy Brown turns his attention to the subjects of medicine and the human body, treating them with the lyricism, imaginative range and formal agility for which his poetry has become widely known. The poems in part one, Shifting Shape, offer more personal narratives, while the poems of part two, Bloodlines, explore the longer lines of medical history, through medical paintings, sculptures and translated versions from Spanish. There are also several lively versions of medical scenes from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales and a number of poems that focus on disease, hygiene and sanitation.

About the Author
Andy Brown is Professor of English & Creative Writing at Exeter University. His recent poetry books include Exurbia (Worple Press, 2014),The Fool and the Physician (Salt, 2012),Goose Music (with John Burnside, Salt, 2008) and Fall of the Rebel Angels Poems 1996-2006 (Salt, 2006). He co-edited A Body of WorkPoetry and Medical Writing (with Corinna Wagner, Bloomsbury, 2016) and edited and contributed to The Writing Occurs As Songa Kelvin Corcoran Reader (Shearsman, 2015).

Reviews
`A love of language and willingness to play with music, meaning and the reader's expectations and perceptions.' Poetry Review



Book Information
ISBN 9781905208401
Author Andy Brown
Format Paperback
Page Count 72
Imprint Worple Press
Publisher Worple Press