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Darryl Read
SET
Darryl Read’s mesmeric mastery of the English language was never better illustrated, both metaphorically and literally, than in the beguiling collections of poems that slither between the covers of SET.
Brought to life by GEORGE UNDERWOOD’S stunning mystical illustrations, Read’s poetry combines the rhythms of modern Beat poetry with the whimsical romance of a more classical era to great effect. Be it the vivid, otherworldly imagery of the ethereal Lake Lady, the cryptic foreboding of THE DOORS fan’s favourite: Last Poet’s Land; the twisted grisly realism of Chosen Death Murder with its ‘...jostler of human pride, the freedom stopper of the local street’, or the sinister quirky prose of The Cinema Of Marvis Chrighton - by turns: Read effortlessly takes his reader into a labyrinth of weird worlds on a series of strange adventures - the effect of each of these short but troubled tales is never less than long and lasting in the mind.
Piers Hernu
UK Writer and Broadcaster
FHM/The Mail On Sunday
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