Lies John Killick

Lies John KillickWhen does a poem tell the truth? When is it a lie? Intimate moments carefully re appraised (first dates, break ups, young parenthood, etc.) are the raw material of these vivid and wholly engaging poems, written in Irish, and translated here by the author a process that itself raises questions about poetry and truth. But the real achievement of N Ghrofas work is the way in which she keeps her personal history open to the wider world, to the imaginative

where he studied German and Philosophy

Written at a time when LGBT+ people enjoyed increased visibility but faced continued discrimination and assault from conservative governments

and memory

This anthology of poems and prose

is a fast-moving

the poverty

Stephen Spender and Louis MacNeice

Aroussia Naluti A short story “You taught me to love life

As gooseflock stream have you streamed as duckflock stream have you streamed

His debut collection is gritty and irreverent

Includes poems by Fergus Allen

asking us to consider what belonging is