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Fade into Focus,
Focus into Fade
by Nick Armbrister |
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US price:
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Format: Paperback
Size : 6 x 9
Pages: 140
ISBN: 0-595-41035-9
Published: Sep-2006
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Contemporary poetry on
various subjects from
poet/writer Nick Armbrister
for an uncontemporary world
Book Description
This is Nick Armbrister’s
first volume of poetry from
his ten years of writing
(1996–2006). It contains
both old and new poems on
several types of subject
matter—from life and love to
Goth and war. The poems
express his views and his
creativity; his love of
Gothic music, aircraft, the
written word and weird girls
inspire him and the end
result is here. He wrote his
poetry while in a variety of
moods. Volume 2 will follow
in the future with more of
his poetry.
Nick has always been drawn
to the weird and wonderful,
and his poetry constitutes
his small addition to this.
The poems are simple and
lasting, and make a graphic
and often startling impact
that cuts like broken glass.
About the author
Born
in Oldham, a
Lancashire mill
town in 1971,
Nick Armbrister
lives near
London. Has many
interests
include writing,
studying
history,
military
aviation,
current affairs.
He loves Gothic
music and metal,
likes the 1980s
for what is was
(trash decade!),
loves tattoos
and wants more;
he likes
pre-Raphaelite
art, 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. He was
first published
in 1996 when his
first poem was
published about
Alanis
Morrissette. Now
he has over 70
poems published
and a short
story. He loves
subcultures and
the people who
belong to them.
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.
The following review of Nick
Armbrister's poetry
collection
FADE INTO FOCUS: FOCUS INTO
FADE has appeared in
The Supplement, Issue
33, March 2007:
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.
Also by Nick Ambrister:
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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 |
The second volume of
contemporary poetry on
various subjects from
poet/writer Nick Armbrister
for an uncontemporary world:
startling and imaginative
themes and images.
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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.
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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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