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The Dream Must
Die
Jacob Davies
KEY SELLING POINTS
Acollectionofpoetrywhichisbothunapologeticanddaringinthesubjectsittackles.
Poems which are intense, enjoyable and highly relatable. The collection explores the human condition and is
dark, gritty, realandpresentsthenegativeaspectsoflife in awaythatis artistic, rhythmicand fuelled by
passion and adrenaline.
Can be enjoyed by poetry enthusiasts and non-poetry lovers alike.
Jacob Davies presents his darkest, wittiest and most cynical collection of poetry yet with ‘The Dream Must
Die’. In this emotionally diverse and thought-provoking anthology, Davies presents the light and dark aspects of
modernlifeinawayonlyhecan;showcasingemotionsof euphoriato desperation,andall inbetween.
In his new collection, Davies showcases themes of desperation, longing, nostalgia alongside societal
pressuressuchasmarriageandchildren.Typicalofhiswork,Daviesalsodelvesintoideasofnostalgiaand
introspection with this collection, providing his melancholic and poignant reflections on the passage of time
and loss.
The speaker draws inspiration from people and places throughout, in poems such as ‘Hugs at the Station’ and
‘Quarry Hill’. He presents the intricacies of the human mind in ‘Dear Shauna’ and ‘Mother of the Accused’, and
the complexity of relationships in ‘Your Wedding Day’ and ‘Engaged at Nineteen’, all through the medium of his
distinctive delivery of rhythmic, bleak and unique verse.
Jacob Davies isaperformancepoetfromWestYorkshire.Hehaspreviouslypublishedtwocollectionsof
poetry ‘The Things They’ve Never Seen’ (2020) and ‘Every Night is November’ (2022).
Publication Date: 28th November 2024 £9.99 ISBN: 9781836280712
Themasubjectcategory: DCC–Modernandcontemporarypoetry(c1900onwards)
paperback 198 x 129 mm 176 pp Portrait Author location: West Yorkshire
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