Plum by Hollie McNish John Ashbery poems we can hear resonating

poems we can hear resonating on the page

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

Others are in rhymed and broken stanzas

Brought up to date by a series of new and previously unpublished work

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

Plum by Hollie McNish John Ashbery poems we can hear resonatingWinner 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