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Sales: Star Book Sales LLP T: 01404 515050E: enquiries@starbooksales.comtwitter.com/starbooksalesADVANCE INFORMATIONTheDreamMust DieJacob DaviesKEY SELLING POINTSAcollectionofpoetrywhichisbothunapologeticanddaringinthesubjectsittackles.Poemswhichareintense,enjoyable andhighlyrelatable.Thecollectionexploresthehumanconditionandis dark, gritty, realandpresentsthenegativeaspectsoflife in awaythatis artistic, rhythmicand fuelled by passion andadrenaline.Can be enjoyed by poetry enthusiasts and non-poetry lovers alike.Jacob Davies presents his darkest,wittiest and most cynical collection of poetry yetwith %u2018The Dream Must Die%u2019. Inthisemotionallydiverseandthought-provokinganthology,Daviespresentsthelightanddarkaspectsof modernlifeinawayonlyhecan;showcasingemotionsof euphoriatodesperation,andallinbetween.In his new collection, Davies showcases themes of desperation, longing, nostalgia alongside societal pressuressuchasmarriageandchildren.Typicalofhiswork,Daviesalsodelvesintoideasofnostalgiaand introspectionwiththiscollection,providinghismelancholicandpoignantreflections onthepassage oftime and loss.Thespeakerdraws inspirationfrompeople andplaces throughout,inpoems suchas%u2018Hugs attheStation%u2019and %u2018QuarryHill%u2019.Hepresentstheintricaciesofthehumanmindin%u2018DearShauna%u2019and%u2018MotheroftheAccused%u2019,and thecomplexityofrelationshipsin%u2018YourWeddingDay%u2019and%u2018EngagedatNineteen%u2019,allthroughthemediumofhis distinctive delivery of rhythmic, bleak and unique verse.Jacob Davies isaperformancepoetfromWestYorkshire.Hehaspreviouslypublishedtwocollectionsof poetry %u2018The Things They%u2019ve Never Seen%u2019 (2020) and %u2018Every Night is November%u2019 (2022).Publication Date: 28th November 2024 %u00a39.99 ISBN:9781836280712 Themasubjectcategory:DCC%u2013Modernandcontemporarypoetry(c1900onwards)paperback 198 x 129 mm 176 pp Portrait Authorlocation: West Yorkshire