Black Sun
Black Sun by Toby Martinez De las Rivas, published by Faber & Faber in 2018, is a poetry collection comprising 55 pages. This edition continues the exploration of themes introduced in the author’s previous work, focusing on history, theology, and the interplay between the physical body and the body of the State. The collection is noted for its clarity and accessibility, inviting readers to engage with its profound inquiries.
In Black Sun, readers will encounter a thoughtful examination of the darker aspects of existence, including the hidden powers that shape our world. The poet’s keen observations and reflections aim to provide insights into the complexities of preservation and redemption. This work serves as a sequel that deepens the conversation initiated in Terror, encouraging a nuanced understanding of despair and resistance through its lyrical approach.
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Shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best Collection*0Toby Martinez de las Rivas is regarded as one of the most distinctive voices to have emerged in recent times; to some, a modern-day William Blake. The Guardian described Terror, his first book, as ‘visionary’ and ‘exciting’, the New Statesman as ‘remarkable’, and all combined to praise its brave and lucid intensity. Black Sun is a sequel of poise and clarity that is, if anything, more open and accessible than its predecessor. Beginning where Terror left off, it pursues that book’s fascination with history and with theology, with the physical body and the body of the State, with preservation and redemption. 0Black Sun confronts the dark dreams and hidden powers of this world, and, through the poet’s attentive watching and wondering, offers its readers a way ‘to know – & still to resist a last despair’.0.
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