Monochrome, Perfect-bound Paperback, 210 x 148mm, 56pp

Zoolalia explores the vast and wild diversity of animal life on Earth in language under strict constraint. Each species emerges from a unique palette of letters, creating a collection of poems that is alien but familiar, as delicate, rich, and strange as the smell of a rainforest.

“Luke Bradford pays homage to the fauna of the Earth by writing brief, lyric poems, in which he takes on the role of a genetic splicer, rearranging the set of letters from the Latinate cognomen for each animal, discovering a buried beauty in the names for all these creatures. The work constitutes a glorious bestiary, describing all the wonders in the zoo of our language.” — Christian Bök

“Zoolalia’s lyrical descriptions of species distill their essential natures while evoking the enchanting enigmas of the animal kingdom. Bradford demonstrates great virtuosity in balancing a masterful structure of language with a playful display of imagination. In this luminous collection of poetry, each animal offers a glimpse of the sublime.” — Justine Kolata