Andrea Brady Knihy

Exploring the metaphor of poetic constraint, this study examines how the experiences of enslaved and imprisoned poets reshape our understanding of lyricism and its political implications. By tracing the historical context from Ovid to contemporary figures, it highlights voices often marginalized in literary discourse. The dialogue includes a diverse range of poets, addressing how their works challenge traditional notions of freedom and creativity. This book serves as a significant critique of lyric studies, questioning the dominance of whiteness in literary criticism and advocating for a more inclusive approach to poetry.

Exploring the role of poetry in addressing political and social crises, this work highlights the profound connections formed through committed writing. It emphasizes how intimate poetries illuminate shared struggles against poverty, war, ecological disasters, racism, and illness, advocating for the power of radical tenderness in fostering understanding and resilience in challenging times.

The collection features two sequences of poetry, "Embrace" and "Presenting," showcasing Andrea Brady's distinctive voice and exploration of themes. Born in Philadelphia and now residing in the UK, Brady brings her academic background from Columbia and Cambridge to her work. As a director of the Archive of the Now and co-publisher of Barque Press, she combines her literary expertise with her teaching role at Queen Mary University of London, enriching her poetic contributions. This is her fifth poetry book.

Exploring the themes of safety and vulnerability, this collection of poems serves as a refuge amid chaos. The fragile stanzas create a paradoxical space that balances strength and weakness, offering solace against the world's perils. By intertwining emotions of love, fear, pleasure, and anger, the poems invite readers into an expansive room that embraces the complexities of human experience.

Is modernity synonymous with progress? Did the Renaissance really break with the cyclical, agrarian time of the Middle Ages, inaugurating a new concept of irreversible time in a secular culture defined by development? How does methodology affect scholarly responses to the idea of the future in the past? This collection of interdisciplinary essays from the fields of literary criticism, cultural studies, politics and intellectual history offers new answers to these commonplace questions. They explore elite and popular culture, women and men's experiences, and the encounter between East and West, providing a comparative view on the range of personal, political and social practices with which early modern people planned for, imagined, manipulated or even rejected the future. Examining poetry, architecture, colonial exploration, technology, drama, satire, wills, childbirth and deathbed rituals, humanism, religious radicalism and republicanism, this collection provides new readings of canonical early modern texts and insights into popular culture. With a foreword by Peter Burke.

An innovative suite of poems encompassing the drone age.

A wonderful new collection from Andrea Brady, American poet and lecturer. Andrea is also the curator of the Archive of the Now and the co-editor (with Keston Sutherland) of Barque Press.