Not Dancing with Ingrid Pit is an honest and personal collection capturing missed opportunities, those unstructured moments and nostalgic, half recalled memories which skulk at the periphery of an increasingly confusing current world state. Andrew Graves circumnavigates his modern worries and presents his own uniquely crafted narratives which utelise estranged family members, eccentric strangers and forgotten Hollywood cast offs in his fascinating line up of unconventional protagonists. This is a dark, funny and bewitching paean to the cult, disregarded and devalued, a chaotic and comforting monochrome tome inscribed with both hope, fear and a thinly veiled longing for something better.

About the Author
Andrew Graves regularly performs his work throughout the UK. He has appeared on TV and radio on a number of occasions being featured on 6 Music's Cerys Mathews Show, Inside Out and the documentary Evidently John Cooper Clarke. He has released three full poetry collections so far as well as Welcome to the Cheap Seats, a non-fiction book about working class cinema. He has performed with the likes of Sleaford Mods, John Hegely and Henry Normal and has been commissioned by the National Portrait Gallery, BBC Radio 4, Edinburgh International Literature Festival and has represented the East Midlands for National Poetry Day.

Reviews
'I have seen the emotions his poetry engages in audiences and have observed his creative skill both in performance and on the page. In my experience, Andrew Graves is Nottinghamshire's best all round poet.' - Henry Normal



Book Information
ISBN 9781911570882
Author Andrew Graves
Format Paperback
Page Count 85
Imprint Burning Eye Books
Publisher Burning Eye Books