Plum by Hollie McNish John Ashbery Easily sidetracked and keen to

Easily sidetracked and keen to be soundtracked

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

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

Brought up to date by a series of new and previously unpublished work

Plum by Hollie McNish John Ashbery Easily sidetracked and keen toWinner 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