Sampler Nisha Bhakoo

Sampler Nisha BhakooSampler presents a selection of entries from an encyclopaedia written entirely by poets. The material, assembled by Sean Ashton into categories such as Fruit & Vegetables, Birdsong and Musical Instruments, offers insights into a range of themes: the precise timbre of a lapwings call, the heroic modesty of the double bass, the correct way to eat a peach. There are also answers to pertinent questions. What is it that makes hairdressers so special? Why

He decided to photograph LGBT people with the attributes of their everyday life – their work

Falling out the Sky is a friendly introduction to poetry as well as the joy of literature

No one who reads Death Register will be surprised by the Jamaican government’s recent declaration of a state of emergency in Montego Bay

and the work’s easy enough

” — Linda Grant

and an excerpt from his new novel in English translation

sensual and ultimately optimistic book

David Cobb

these carefully wraught poems explore the implications of leaving: the parting from loved ones

in Quin’s compelling third novel the author allowed her writing freer rein than before and created a work ahead of its time: her most poetic

and PN Review

political activist that he was