Overview
The Multiverse, Andrew Wynn Owen's first book of poems, sings of science, philosophy, and religion, testing the emotional valences of each. It sings in a variety of strictly observed metres and with rhyme. The poems find their way into memory as sense and sound. The Multiverse celebrates human curiosity. The poet is an enthusiast—for the visible world, for scientific and philosophical excursions.Reviews
'Andrew Wynn Owen is a very young poet who has won both the Newdigate and the Jon Stallworthy Memorial prizes. One of these competition-winners, 'Calm', impressed me greatly; it shows a remarkable maturity and a gift for rhyming verse. Now he and the excellent Emma Press have produced a thirty-page pamphlet, a single poem in a style reminiscent of Byron.' - London Grip 'A remarkable display of formal dexterity through which a wide sweep of thought is captured.' — Daljit Nagra 'Raspberries for the Ferry exhibits unusual technical competence, and contains poems which suggest depth as well as dazzle. Whether or not the writer continues to work in metrical forms, the foundations are firmly in place for some interesting future development.' — Carol RumensAuthor Biography
Andrew Wynn Owen is a fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. He received the university's Newdigate Prize in 2014 and an Eric Gregory Award from the Society of Authors in 2015. With the Emma Press, he has published pamphlets including a narrative poem, lyrics, and a collaboration (with John Fuller).
