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Samuel James O'Brien
Samuel James O'Brien began writing poetry at the age of twenty. Over the next few years he self-published seven books of poetry. The poems featured in this collection were written…
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Eighth collection. 24 poems. ALL RETCH AND NO VOMIT was written upon the author's return to England in 2017 after a number of years abroad. The titular poem is a…
A comprehensive collection of the author's early short stories and flash fiction pieces.
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Howling at the Moon is a singular work, a hunger-ballad spanning several hundred lines and changing direction like a jack-rabbit. At one moment the verse is sturdy, like a thigh…
First collection. 27 poems. Fit to Burst is a dramatic and forlorn exploration of young-adulthood. Written on long nights in Portsmouth whilst the author was at university, the book sighs…
Poetry and prose. 40 poems, 4 stories. Frightful Truths is a mixed collection devoted to the fundamental component-states of our lives: Joy, Fear, Death and Love. Four themed sections, comprising…
Fourth collection. 37 poems. Written across Spain, England, Mexico and Costa Rica, Far Harbours is, frankly, a bloody miracle. The poems included range in mood from blind elation to doldrous…
Second collection. 30 poems. Yay! is, first and foremost, a sarcastic title. The author is English, after all, and therefore prone to expressing emotions convolutedly and through bad jokes. Yay…
Bread and Honey comprises 31 new poems exploring rot, romance, the importance of history and what it means to laugh at mirrors. It is my third collection of poetry.
Fifth collection. 53 poems. Perhaps these poems should never have seen the light of day. Perhaps they should never have been withheld as long as they were. Regardless, here they…
This selection of sketches and drawing was compiled between 2014-2017...
