MATTHEW FRANCIS: POETRY AND FICTION
My latest book, Depersonalization and Creative Writing: Unreal City, is now out from Routledge. Depersonalization is a little-known but quite common condition which causes the world and / or the self to seem unreal. My study begins with a memoir of my experience of it in my 20s, which was closely linked to the beginning of my writing career. I go on to argue that it is a significant factor in many literary texts and offers some important lessons for writers. Read more about it here.
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My most recent poetry collection, Wing, was chosen as Poetry Book of the Month in The Observer. Kate Kellaway writes: "Nature does not go out of fashion and we need poetry of this quality more than ever. Wing ... is a joy."
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Read more about the collection here.
Matthew Francis:
Poetry and Fiction
I am a poet, novelist and professor emeritus in the Department of English and Creative Writing at Aberystwyth University. I am the author of seven poetry collections, two novels, and a collection of short stories. I am also the editor of W.S. Graham's New Collected Poems, and author of a study of Graham, Where the People Are. I live in west Wales with my wife, Creina.
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