Come and See the Songs of Strange Days: Poems on Films

Download or read book Come and See the Songs of Strange Days: Poems on Films written by Sj Fowler and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-31 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To say that SJ Fowler's Come and See the Songs of Strange Days is a poetic encyclopaedia of film would be right but falls short of describing its true nature. From an authorship marked by poetic skill and genius insanity, this book covers a range of avantgarde methodology without parallel in the British literary tradition. At times aberrant, at times playful, it overlaps cinema and language, combining lyricism with abstract visual commentary, and thriving on that which defies description. The films include American blockbusters and European arthouse, obscure documentary and all-time classics. It is a book that offers much, whether or not you like film, and whether or not you like poetry