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'‘Witty, finely crafted, genuinely funny, Carey’s poems surprise with their clever double takes on society’s faults and foibles. At once erudite and bitingly topical, Carey has a keen eye for the humorous detail and the deeper resonances of global stupidity. Carey shows himself adept at both the brief political quip like the Tony Abbot-inspired “Captain’s Pick Haiku” or the longer reflective analysis of presidential egomania in “Another Day at the Office”. I can think of very few poets with such a capacity for sustained humour and inventiveness. Underlying Carey’s poems is a clear-sighted voice that registers the follies, pretensions and violence of humanity.’ - Peter Boyle (Publication summary)
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Review : John Carey's Duck Soup and Swansongs
2018
single work
review
— Appears in: Communion Literary Magazine , June no. 9 2018;
— Review of Duck Soup and Swansongs 2018 selected work poetry
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Review : John Carey's Duck Soup and Swansongs
2018
single work
review
— Appears in: Communion Literary Magazine , June no. 9 2018;
— Review of Duck Soup and Swansongs 2018 selected work poetry
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