Foibles, Frolics and Phantasms
Subtitle: Illustrated Poems (1995- 2005) by Paul Catherall
Publisher: PublishAmerica
Published: December 27, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 86
ISBN-13: 9781424113996
Subjects: Works by individual poets: from c 1900 -; c 1990 to c 2000; General; Poetry
Description: You can find a free copy of the book in Paul's personal archive: https://archive.org/details/@paul_catherall

Paul Catherall (PhD) - About my Poetry
Biography
I am a native of North East Wales with both Welsh and
English influences on my poetry. In the past I have written
poems for UK and US small press publications and anthologies.
Whilst my poems do not fit easily into particular categories or
traditions, I think my poems are partly inspired by the economy
and precision of the British expressionist poets such as Sylvia
Plath, Francis Berry and Al Alvarez.
Some of my poems have illustrations, which often present the
accompanying poem in terms of concrete images often
representing symbols and metaphors.
My poems deal with a range of themes ranging from the
simple to the complex and from the transcendental to the
macabre, however one of the most obvious features of my
poems is probably humanity’s relationship with nature as a
complex entity, consider the ‘cyborg’ in ‘Chaos’, or the
displaced and isolated speaker in the landscape of ‘Monoglot’.
I believe that poetry is sadly in decline outside education, 
and that new innovative forms of poetry are required to delight, 
thrill and shock the reader in a combined remit to reflect and entertain.