Plum by Hollie McNish John Ashbery lightly worn… So original that

lightly worn… So original that it has sometimes scared off critical scrutineers

Easily sidetracked and keen to be soundtracked

search for the impossible-to-find… Perry has a chatty

Thomas McCarthy’s Pandemonium moves between lament and protest in search of a meaningful response in language

but also a hopeful search for truthfulness and trust as the only things that matter

Plum by Hollie McNish John Ashbery lightly worn… So original thatWinner of Ted Hughes Poetry Award for New Work in Poetry Hollie McNish has thrilled and entranced audiences the length and breadth of the UK with her compelling and powerful performances. Plum, her debut for Picador Poetry, is a wise, sometimes rude and piercingly candid account of her memories from childhood to attempted adulthood. This is a book about growing up, about guilt, flesh, fruit, friendships, work and play and the urgent need to find a