On The Cusp Of Greatness
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On The Cusp Of Greatness by Mark Waddell
Irreverent, often funny and always surprising, On the Cusp of Greatness is Mark Waddell's first collection of poetry - filled with lively, spiky writing that seems to have just walked off the stage, accompanied by the author's own 'hare-brained' illustrations.
Sticking two mischievous fingers up to power and the way things are 'supposed to be', Mark tackles space travel and sellotape with a motion of his pen, arctic blizzards and suicidal possums with another, whilst generally waving the flag for pleasure and all that is good in the world.
Readers will learn of the redemptive power of flight, why three is the ideal number of Bob Marleys to have in your kitchen, but also why these days, the narrator feels sick 'just looking at' a particular type of crisp. This will be the most fun you've had with thirty-five pieces of paper in years.
Waddell, Mark: - More at home in a bar than a library, Mark Waddell takes his poems to the masses with his live shows. Sometimes he is thrown off stage, sometimes people fight over his poems; some of his poems have punchlines, sometimes no punches are pulled. Once a regular performer at The Torriano, the legendary London venue known for performances by Pete Doherty, Noel Fielding, Scott McMahon and Lianne La Havas, he cut his teeth with the wildest. Mark is also known for the street signs that keep popping up across London's Kentish Town. A passer-by named Cuthbert, with an impressive intergalactic afro hair-do, said to him one morning, 'you've made my day' - whilst staring up at a sign that read 'on the cusp of greatness'. He hopes his first collection, of the same name, will do the same for you.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781908853646 |
| ISBN 10 | 1908853646 |
| Title | On The Cusp Of Greatness |
| Author | Mark Waddell |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Valley Press |
| Year published | 2016-04-29 |
| Number of pages | 72 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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