NIGHTS IN THE BELLY OF BOHEMIA

 

The new book 'Nights In The Belly Of Bohemia' is the 14th poetry publication by Gabriel Moreno. In this collection the author explores the Bohemian night as well as the caverns of his own psyche and turns inside out like a glove in order to seek truth and singularity.

 

'To read Moreno alongside his songs is to read him relaxing out into the license afforded by the genre and by the page. He is unmistakably himself, but here, his surrealism, inspired by his beloved Federico García Lorca, his characteristic glee for surreal imagery in casual register, and his promiscuous proclivity for slang and the occasional uncommon word, are allowed free rein. This collection is set firmly in London’s song writing nightlife, where Moreno has been bringing his poems to bear for years, to adoring audiences. These poems are presented as complementary to the songs, which are transcribed at the end of the volume, and Moreno reminds us in his author’s note that the songs are not poems, stressing their defencelessness in the silence of the page. But this two-part volume affords the reader the opportunity to explore Moreno’s imagination through his two passions, side by side.' (James O-Hara-Knight)


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