Animals with Human Voices
Animals with Human Voices by Damen O’Brien is a debut poetry collection published by Recent Work Press in September 2021. This 104-page book, written in English, explores a range of imaginative themes through the lens of nature and the human experience. The poems feature unique perspectives, including dreaming worms, weary jellyfish, and a powerless Superman, all serving as reflections on universal human concerns such as love, life, and death.
Readers will encounter a diverse array of poetic imagery and thought-provoking observations in this collection. O’Brien’s work delves into the intersection of the natural world and human emotions, presenting a rich tapestry of ideas that resonate with the complexities of existence. The collection invites contemplation on what it means to be human, while also engaging with elements of Australian and Oceanian poetry.
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In Animals with Human Voices you will find worms that dream of god, jellyfish weary of immortality, a powerless Superman, some illogical observations on aliens’, a lightning conductor tired of lightning and the truth about Elvis. In multi award-winning poet Damen O’Brien’s debut collection, his cinematic eye and love of nature deliver poems which are ciphers for the normal concerns of every human: love, life and death and what we leave behind.
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