Real Boys by Thomas Stewart
This collection is a visceral depiction of the difficult love between a father and son and what happens when that love is lost. In his debut, Thomas Stewart examines the death of his father whilst exploring questions of grief, guilt, mental health, identity, sexuality and masculinity.'A beautiful and wistful collection which wrangles with life’s ample grief and heartacheStewart captures the delicate balance of queerness and masculinities, highlighting how we so often mythologise our fathers even when they have capacity to cause great anguish after death'
-- Andrés N. Ordorica, author of How We Named the Stars'A wonderful meditation on death, love, the language of grief, want, lust, and hope. Thomas Stewart’s poems show how barbs of strength emerge after plucking away all thorns, then allowing them to regrow'
-- Jenni FaganThomas Stewart studied at the University of South Wales and creative writing at the University of Warwick and in Milan. In 2021, he was awarded a New Writers Award from Scottish Book Trust where he was mentored by Claire Askew. In 2020, he was Highly Commended in the Verve Poetry Competition, and his poem was included in the anthology, We’ve Done Nothing Wrong, We’ve Nothing to Hide (Verve Poetry Press, 2020). Thomas is the author of two poetry pamphlets: Based on a True Story (fourteen poems, 2022). Empire of Dirt (Red Squirrel Press, 2019), a Poetry Book Society selection.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781846976674 |
| ISBN 10 | 1846976677 |
| Title | Real Boys |
| Author | Thomas Stewart |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Birlinn General |
| Year published | 2024-08-01 |
| Number of pages | 112 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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