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    Oils
    Oils
    Oils
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    Oils

    By Stephen Sexton

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    Oils is a gorgeous, beguiling collection of poems where the poise of the delivery belies the emotional, existential turmoil within.
    Through his portraits of an atheist, a pickpocket and a spinach-loving sailor (among others), Stephen Sexton evokes a strange kind of melancholy as he strives to reconcile passion with detachment and profound self-doubt with unwavering love.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThe Emma Press
    Release dateSep 17, 2014
    ISBN9781912915651
    Oils
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    Stephen Sexton

    Stephen Sexton's pamphlet, Oils (Emma Press, 2014), was the Poetry Book Society's Winter Pamphlet Choice, and his first collection, If All the World and Love Were Young (Penguin, 2019), won the Forward Prize for Best First Collection. He was the winner of the 2016 National Poetry Competition, the recipient of an ACES award from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, and was awarded an Eric Gregory Award in 2018.

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      PRAISE FOR OILS

      ‘The Choice for this quarter is Stephen Sexton’s Oils: a series of finely crafted and vibrant poems, playing out central concerns of loss and dislocation.’ Luke Kennard and Denise Saul’s Selectors’ Comment in the PBS Bulletin

      ‘These are poems to make you ponder – to read and re-read, savouring the language and reflecting on the mysterious subjects at hand as you go.’ Claire Savage, Culture Northern Ireland

      ‘I am always convinced there is something interesting going on, some depth of thought, some originality of observation and expression. [...] The language is slightly elevated, and the emotional punch hits dead centre.’ Stephen Payne, Sabotage Reviews

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