Eidolon by Sandeep Parmar Michael Murphy Memorial Prize his first period of exile

his first period of exile in New Zealand

’ – Leaf Arbuthnot

thrilling point of vibration

shared by Shakespeare

inhuman and hollow

Eidolon by Sandeep Parmar Michael Murphy Memorial Prize his first period of exileWINNER of the Ledbury Forte Prize for Best Second Collection, 2017. Partly a modern revision of the Helen myth, Eidolon meditates on the visible and invisible forces of Western civilisation from classical antiquity to present day America. An Eidolon is an image, a ghost, a spectre, a scapegoat. It is a device, like deus ex machina, to deal with the problem of narrative, specifically Helens supposed deceit and infidelity. The Eidolon, as a device, is