The Dark Film Paul Farleys first collection since the highly acclaimed Tramp in Flames expands the poets research into the art of seeing & all that humans project of themselves into the world. Farleys great poetic gift is his ability to switch between the local & the universal the present & the historical past with the most apparently effortless of gear changes; he brings to our immediate attention things previously hidden -- whether out of sight in the periphery of our vision or right under our noses. The Dark Film is a profound meditation on time on the untold stories of our history & on the act of human beholding -- as well as Farleys most richly entertaining & rewarding collection to date.