Poet Dean Wilson is preparing to launch a new book and accompanying audiobook in May.
An Uncharacteristically Lengthy Poem About Interpretive Dance is Dean’s take on the epic poem, containing a single work, Let’s Dance, spanning more than 180 verses.
Taking inspiration from classical long-form poets such as Milton and TS Eliot, Dean brings his signature wordplay and wit to a vivid and eccentric world. His poem moves through bingo halls and B&Q, pop stars and pirates, with appearances from figures as varied as Heathcliff, Hendrix and Hilda Ogden.
Dean said: “I started writing the book last Christmas and it’s a fun and frantic 180-verse poem about interpretive dance.
“I didn’t even know what interpretive dance was until I started writing it.
“I’ve never been so overtaken writing a poem – it almost wrote itself. Most of it was written in Withernsea.
“Dave Lee from DeanWorld made the book a reality and it was edited by poet Matt Nicholson.”
The book comes out on May 1, but the first 100 pre-orders from Dean’s website at deanworld.org include a badge, a bookmark and a handwritten, exclusive extra verse by Dean himself – one that readers are assured will not be printed anywhere else.