Bad Idea by Robert Sheppard Children's Poetry ENGLISH PEN TRANSLATION AWARD WINNER

ENGLISH PEN TRANSLATION AWARD WINNER

Translation brings dead poets up to date too

objects and other species

John Glenday

Bad Idea by Robert Sheppard Children's Poetry ENGLISH PEN TRANSLATION AWARD WINNERThere are two ways of seeing this book. One: it is a homage to Michael Draytons 1619 sonnet sequence, Idea, skilful transpositions into contemporary forms. Two: it tells the story of Brexit, as it passes through the body politic, the undigested cake and eat it of daily life. We read of the peccadillos and pet projects of the Brexiteers, the ineptitude of resistance. Expect comedy and chaos rather than analysis, how not to get the blues while singing