First Nettles Ted van Lieshout a contemplation of his life

a contemplation of his life and work written following life-threatening surgery

each reflecting the diverse voices and many facets of the same country

de avant-garde en Hans van Manen zijn in negen talen verschenen

and thrive

Maar op 9 november 1918

First Nettles Ted van Lieshout a contemplation of his lifeDom Hale First Nettles collects poems written between 2021 and 2024 from precarious off key lyrics to sprawling elegies of damaged life. A book of flailing, desperate music, hurt and hopeful, held together by pins and gaffer tape, art and courage and comradeship. Includes the sequence Seizures (2022) perfect in its openness and lyrical disfigurement (Danny Hayward).