Visceral: The Poetry of Blood
2018 poetry collection by RJ Arkhipov / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Visceral, full title Visceral: The Poetry of Blood, is a collection of poems by the Welsh poet RJ Arkhipov, first published by Zuleika on World Blood Donor Day in 2018 when Arkhipov was 26 years old.[1][2][3] A miscellany of verse, essays, and photographs, Visceral was Arkhipov's first published book and cemented his name as a poet.[4]
Author | RJ Arkhipov |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Genre | Poetry |
Publisher | Zuleika |
Publication date | 14 June 2018 |
Media type | Hardcover 4to |
ISBN | 978-1-9996232-0-3 |
The first poems of the collection were written in 2015 and were controversial for having been written using the author's own blood as ink in protest of the MSM blood donor controversy in the United Kingdom.[5][6][7][8][9][10] In 2018, the renowned British sculptor Ian Rank-Broadley completed a portrait bust of the Welsh poet RJ Arkhipov. Arkhipov's experience with the sculptor inspired his poem, The Sculptor, which features among the poems in Visceral.[11] In June 2019, Visceral was long-listed for the Polari First Book Prize.[12][13][14][15][16] In November 2019, the French president Emmanuel Macron invited Arkhipov to the Élysée Palace to present his book to the library of the President of France and the First Lady of France.[6][17]