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Villain - Justin Clemens
‘The meeting of Villon and Clemens is one of true minds. These are snaky, savage poems, charged with an electric intelligence.’—Chloe Hooper
In Villain Justin Clemens invokes the spirit of medieval French poet, vagabond and thief François Villon, through his bold, contemporary translation of Villon’s famous ballads but also in new work, ranging from the violent and obscene to the lyrical and sublime —sometimes within a single verse.
Villain unleashes a war of forms; perfect sonnets clash with mock haiku, heroic couplets and free verse, all directed towards capturing the contemporary world.
But Villain also ranges over time and place, events and people, encompassing science-fiction creatures as well as medieval French criminals.
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