breaking out of old patterns
Following his acclaimed first collection
multiplies its potential simultaneous meanings
What won’t a poem do to get to the other side
to Casanova the Philosopher
Play My Game by Alec Finlay Marian Christie breaking out of old patternsplay my game is a sampler of short poems, a wide ranging anthology of dailiness, spanning two decades of innovative poetic practice. Well known for his work as a visual artist and poet, here Alec Finlay playfully expands the possibilities of traditional short forms, such as the haiku, poetic aphorism, and question and answer (after Celan). play my game features examples of Finlays verbal game play, poetic mottos, proverbs, and inscriptions, as well as