Bloodthirsty for Marriage
Bloodthirsty for Marriage by Susannah Dickey is a poetry collection published by Bad Betty Press in 2020. This edition comprises 36 pages and is presented in English. The work explores themes of desire and love through a unique blend of tragicomedy, where vivid imagery and contemporary references intertwine with classical poetic forms.
Readers will encounter a distinctive voice that captures the complexities of human emotion, as gods mingle with video game characters in a landscape marked by longing and loss. The collection’s innovative approach to the hendecasyllabic form offers a fresh perspective, blending ancient and modern sensibilities. Through its exploration of love and the intricacies of desire, Bloodthirsty for Marriage invites reflection on the nature of relationships and the human experience.
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There is an arresting and profound specificity to Susannah Dickey’s astute tragicomedy, in which the sky is ‘the colour of a cous cous salad’, gods rub shoulders with video game characters and everyone is enslaved to desire. Corrupting the classically male, reportedly frivolous hendecasyllabic form, Dickey forges a register that feels both ancient and millennial. At the centre of this work beats a star-bright pain, seen through the poems’ breezy vacillations and squandered love, crushed to a shimmer.
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