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In Neptune Blue, his second collection, Simon Barraclough dazzles with his luscious iconography, his intriguing observations, obsessions and predilections. These poems are complex, acrobatic, inventive, intelligent, exuberant, funny, tender and … bloody marvellous. This is a collection that will ‘rage on in the minds of many’. (Annie Freud )
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A torrential energy. (John Greening Times Literary Supplement )
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A must-read for space as well as poetry enthusiasts, Simon Barraclough's second collection 'Neptune Blue' builds on a growing canon of poetry dedicated to the cosmos. In 'Neptune' the poet considers the mystery of spherical objects, or perhaps more particularly, `what is the solar system?' and in the age of Hubble, `how should we look at it?' The poet's playful interrogation of these questions provides the reader with memorable and enjoyable answers, such as the rings of Saturn which turn like the "icy music/ buried in [the] spiralling grooves" of a Sparklehorse record, of course. Barraclough offers the reader a chance to explore his unusual universe to discover treasures such as the jewel of the solar system, Neptune itself, which is "bluemungous, ur-blue/ Earth blue held up to you/ is muck ball brown and grass stain green". We are shown quirky snapshots of these enchanting forms in some fine examples of technically polished poetry. This refreshes us and helps us think about these important objects anew.
Alongside his playful collection of planets, Barraclough also has a more introspective and serious side. This can be found in poems such as the impressive and moving `Jurassic Coast' or `We'll always have CGI Paris', where after moving through the postmodern landscape, the reader finds that "everything we tried to hold onto/ our phantom fingers passed clean through." Nevertheless, these solemn spaces are offset by the many animals which inhabit Neptune. It seems that these animals are perhaps the real creators and guardians of this particular universe: the hog who shines gold like the Sun for luck, or the feral cats of Trieste who are impossibly wild and untameable.
The final poem in the collection, 'Sol', is very good and it is here that the poet finishes his filmic journey. The Sun playfully incarnates its various planetary`failures', to see a lovely vision of earth, "the fertile fluke", stretched out with "her arm thrown back across her brow". This unexpected meditation on love reflects how overall the poet has successfully drawn together many different elements in this collection, to offer the reader some unusual and poignant viewpoints of the Solar System.
Alongside his playful collection of planets, Barraclough also has a more introspective and serious side. This can be found in poems such as the impressive and moving `Jurassic Coast' or `We'll always have CGI Paris', where after moving through the postmodern landscape, the reader finds that "everything we tried to hold onto/ our phantom fingers passed clean through." Nevertheless, these solemn spaces are offset by the many animals which inhabit Neptune. It seems that these animals are perhaps the real creators and guardians of this particular universe: the hog who shines gold like the Sun for luck, or the feral cats of Trieste who are impossibly wild and untameable.
The final poem in the collection, 'Sol', is very good and it is here that the poet finishes his filmic journey. The Sun playfully incarnates its various planetary`failures', to see a lovely vision of earth, "the fertile fluke", stretched out with "her arm thrown back across her brow". This unexpected meditation on love reflects how overall the poet has successfully drawn together many different elements in this collection, to offer the reader some unusual and poignant viewpoints of the Solar System.
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