The Boy from the Chemist is Here to See You

by Paul Farley

In this collection of poetry, the author can be found speaking in the voice of a light bulb, a hungover window-cleaner, a photographer trapped in a condemned block, and a deranged collector of vinyl.

Genres: Poetry

49 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1998

About the author

Paul Farley is the author of four collections of poetry and has received the Forward Prize for Best First Collection, the Whitbread Poetry Award and the E.M. Forster Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

Reviews

[Sam Hicks · Rating 4 out of 5]

Official poet of the Haunted Generation.

[James Hartley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good stuff.

[A.P. · Rating 4 out of 5]

A re-read and worth the re-visit. I think Farley is a really talented poet. Here in his debut collection he makes really great, tight poems from those miscellaenous things in life such as light bulbs and televisions.

[Di · Rating 2 out of 5]

I might have missed out on something here. Should probably re-read it before returning it to the library.

[Sirhana · Rating 5 out of 5]

I could see and connect the lines in many of the pieces here. "Dependants" and "The Colonists" immediately.