Summary
‘Omar Musa writes hard, beautiful poems about things that are true.’ - Kate TempestA collection of love poems and fierce raps, Millefiori is Omar Musa’s third book of poetry. Both dream-like and gritty, it also includes gorgeous illustrations and draft poems from Musa’s notebook. Heartbreak, cocaine, colonial violence, memory and cave paintings- this is a world full of unbearable beauty and brutality.We know the world is a horror story,but it’s also got love notes in the margins.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780646969244 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0646969242 |
| Author: | Omar Musa |
| Publisher: | Australian Centre for Innovation |
| Imprint: | Australian Centre for Innovation |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 80 |
| Release Date: | 27 November 2017 |
| Weight: | 118g |
| Dimensions: | 33mm x 199mm x 130mm |
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“Fierce, lyrical and intimate, Omar Musa’s poetry sets words aflame.” –Helen Macdonald, author, H is for Hawk
“Each poem in Musa’s Millefiori beats with a large heart.” –Gregory Pardlo, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet“Fierce, lyrical and intimate, Omar Musa’s poetry sets words aflame.” –Helen Macdonald, author, H is for Hawk
About The Author
Omar Musa
Omar Musa is an author, visual artist, rapper and poet from Queanbeyan, Australia. He has written two novels (including Fierceland), three books of poetry, five hip-hop records, and two plays, Since Ali Died and The Offering (A Plastic Ocean Oratorio), with cellist Mariel Roberts Musa. His work has appeared in Poetry Magazine, The Best Australian Stories and Best of Australian Poems.His debut novel Here Come the Dogs was long-listed for the International Dublin Literary Award and Miles Franklin Award and he was named one of the Sydney Morning Herald’s Young Novelists of the Year in 2015. Fierceland won the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for Fiction.He has had several solo exhibitions, including The Hurt Business.
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