City of Marvels by J. R. Carpenter deafness and hunger into wisdom

and hunger into wisdom

Roshan Institute for Persian Studies

With scalpel-sharp lyricism and resonant silence

ventriloquised with the ‘cognition of bone’

” – David Morley

City of Marvels by J. R. Carpenter deafness and hunger into wisdomJ. R. Carpenter's poems have an eye for detail and an ear for the sounds of York in both past and present, inviting the reader to experience the city for the first time, regardless of whether they've ever been. City of Marvels is a poetic geography and Carpenter has given us both the route and the compass. PRAISE for City of Marvels: Carpenter walks the streets of York in a series of stops and starts with a sharp eye and gentle humour. Juxtaposing the