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Skeward Images
by Nick Armbrister |
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UK price:
£7.00
US price:
$12.95
Format: Paperback
Size: 6 x 9
Pages: 116
ISBN: 0-595-45456-9
Published: Jun-2007 |
Read the author's latest
blog entry! Click here.
The second volume of
contemporary poetry on
various subjects from
poet/writer Nick Armbrister
for an uncontemporary world:
startling and imaginative
themes and images.
Book Description
This is Nick
Armbrister’s second
volume of poetry,
and follows his
first book, Fade
into Focus, Focus
into Fade,
released in
2006—bringing the
number of poems he
has published to
over 150. Again, his
subject matter
varies as does his
mood and outlook.
Nick likes to write
simple poems that
convey his emotions
and thoughts first
hand, to be shared
with his readers and
audience. Music,
life, aviation,
gothic culture, and
more besides,
inspire his poetry
in which he dares to
bare his heart, soul
and mind—in brittle,
startling poems that
touch the raw nerves
of life, yet a life
that throbs with
positive energy. As
one reviewer put it,
he “sees the dark
underbelly of the
world but
counterpoints it
with hope and
warnings about
falling into the
same traps” (D. J.
Tuyrer in The
Supplement).
About the author
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Born in Oldham, a Lancashire mill town in 1971, Nick Armbrister lives near London. His many interests include writing, studying history, military aviation, current affairs. He loves Gothic music and metal, likes the 1980’s for what is was (trash decade!), loves tattoos and pre-Raphaelite art. He loves anything Gothic, and enjoys reading Elizabeth Hand’s books. Nick has worked in various jobs from baking to forklift truck work, and wants to give all of this up to be a full-time paid writer.
Review of
Nick
Armbrister's
poems:
War. The mind of
Nick Armbrister
is a mind of
war. War
everyday. Every
breath. Every
sentence. His
work is dark and
real. Poetry
that is not for
pussies. It is
verse for those
who want the
truth about the
human mind. The
disease, the
despair, the
carnage filled
hell that is
life. Armbrister
pulls you deeper
into his world
with every word
and you will be
changed. He will
leave you ready
for war even in
times of peace.
The citizens of
London,
Manchester
England better
watch their
asses because
Nick is on the
loose and he
doesn't give a
shit about
writing stuff
that is
commercial. All
he cares about
is pain,
suffering,
crazed humanity,
and about
getting down in
the trenches and
pistol-whipping
his readers with
devastating
blows of
reality. Reality
that this world
has lost. But
not for long.
Read Nick
Armbrister and
prepare for
Armageddon.
---Andrew C.
Zinn, author of
The Truth Behind
The Eyes.
Available from the
following on-line
bookstores:
Review By DJ
Tyrer
Fade Into
Focus,
Focus Into
Fade
By Nick
Armbrister
l2lpp, sb,
iuniverse, ISBN
0-595-41035-9
Order from
amazon.com, WH
Smiths or
Waterstones
Nick Armbrister
should be a
familiar name to
regular readers
of our
magazines, his
poetry having
been appearing
in them
regularly over
the last five
years. Well,
this year marks
ten years of
being a
published poet
and he has
managed to
celebrate in
style by getting
this collection
of his excellent
poetry
published.
In a way, it is
difficult to
provide a
meaningful
review – having
published so
many of his
poems (and I
recognise a
couple in this
vast collection)
I think you can
take it as
written that I
quite like his
work! Nick’s
poetry will not
be for everyone
– he is often
dark and gothic,
some of his
poems deal with
mature themes or
include language
that not all
will want to
read. But, he is
no angst-ridden
teenager, his
poetry displays
depth and
maturity. But,
it’s not all
dark and dreary
in Nick’s world
–
Dream Sunlight
expresses the
urge to get away
from it all,
whilst
Endless
Summer
expresses
delight in the
joys of summer
(“A time of blue
skies and cold
beer / in pubs
in the
country.”)
tinged with
nostalgia (“We
may grow older
but we’ll /
never forget the
times we had”).
A fascination
with aircraft is
a common theme
of his poetry.
Rookery
takes us to
visit the home
of the Brontës:
“These birds
have nested here
for years, ever
since the Brontë
sisters lived
and died at
Howarth. / I
hear the rooks
cry and I know
it is the same
cry Anne, Emily
and Charlotte
heard so long
ago.” Nick
covers a
multitude of
subjects.
Given that Nick
experiments with
different styles
of poem on a
variety of
topics evoking
so many
different
emotions, I
believe that
almost everyone
will find
something that
resonates with
them in this
collection. He
sees the dark
underbelly of
the world but
counterpoints it
with hope and
warnings about
falling into the
same traps.
If you have read
his poetry, you
already know
whether or not
you want to buy
this. If not,
you could do
worse than
receive an
introduction to
his work with
this volume.
With so many
poems, it is
also good value
for money (not
one of those
collections with
one five-liner a
page!). Highly
recommended!
DJ Tyrer, The
Supplement,
Issue 33, March
2007.
The second volume of
contemporary poetry (Skeward
Images) on various
subjects from poet/writer
Nick Armbrister recently
appeared, and a few photos
from the book launch.jpg)
can be seen here. The
following review by D J
Tyrer appeared in The
Supplement:
"This is Nick Armbrister’s
second volume of poetry. A
regular contributor to our
titles, his poetry will
likely be familiar to many
readers. This collection
ranges from the darkness of
Racist Attack to the
pleasures of Scotland.
Saddam and the chaos in
Iraq inspire two poems,
Nick’s life and
unwillingness to conform
many more. Perhaps the most
touching is Spitfire
Bride, a tale of
stillborn hope in the heart
of a lost pilot’s lover. As
ever, Nick writes with skill
and passion, whatever themes
he tackles. If you are a fan
of his poetry then you will
want to buy this book."
.jpg) .jpg) Nick
likes to write simple poems
that convey his emotions and
thoughts first hand, to be
shared with his readers and
audience. Music, life,
aviation, gothic culture,
and more besides, inspire
his poetry in which he dares
to bare his heart, soul and
mind—in brittle, startling
poems that touch the raw
nerves of life, yet a life
that throbs with positive
energy. As one reviewer put
it, he “sees the dark
underbelly of the world but
counterpoints it with hope
and warnings about falling
into the same traps” (D. J.
Tyrer in The Supplement).
Also by Nick Ambrister:
Contemporary poetry on
various subjects from
poet/writer Nick Armbrister
for an uncontemporary world!
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A Nation In Flames:
Short Stories WITH A
GOTHIC, MILITARY &
SF FLAVOUR
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UK price:
£6.00 US
price:
$10.95
Format: Paperback
Size: 6 x 9
Pages: 118
ISBN: 0-595-47889-1
Published: Nov-2007
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Startling stories with a
Gothic flavour in the
tradition of the Hammer
House of Horror movies!
Vampires, death, pain,
darkness, war and a bit of
hope combine to make these
stories gripping and
memorable.
Her Name is Hope -
Life Force
by Nick Armbrister
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UK price:
£9.98 US
price:
$18.08
Publisher: LULU
Format: Paperback:
Perfect binding ,
cream interior
Size : 6 x 9 (US
trade)
Pages: 258
ISBN:
978-1-4092-3279-7
Published:
October-2008
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This is Nick Armbrister’s
third collection of poems
and his fourth book. It has
poems that didn’t make his
first two collections due to
a variety of reasons.
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