Sandpaper & Seahorses by John Froy debut and the irreconcilable rifts –

and the irreconcilable rifts – between lover and beloved

the way that the large and small events of life dance a quantum quadrille with language in the light received and emitted by the writer's mind

Populated by a menacing and hilarious cast of characters

‘Thom Gunn smuggled the lyric tradition out of post-war Britain

Sandpaper & Seahorses by John Froy debut and the irreconcilable rifts –From Costa Rica to Japan, Somerset to Cumbria, and taking in Antarctica too, with oceans and islands as seen from a small boat, John Froy's second collection draws its concerns from human vulnerability and ecological anxiety.