Rotten Days in Late Summer by Ralf Webb sean wai keung nobody now writing has Matthew’s

nobody now writing has Matthew’s gift for employing language and images of fable to such a dark and unsettling effect

This is her manner

Apocalyptic poetry will come as a revelation to most readers

An arch enemy of Eríkr Blooðax

The rich landscape of wild imagination and wild play is rapidly fading from our children's minds

Rotten Days in Late Summer by Ralf Webb sean wai keung nobody now writing has Matthew’sShortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best First Collection'Impressive . . . tender, unflinching' Guardian'This is poetry in the grand tradition of annihiliation by desire. It's what the young are always learning, and the old, if they are wise, never forget' Anne Boyer, author of The Undying'Brilliant . . . heralds the arrival of a frank and vital poetic voice' Sharlene Teo, author of Ponti'Frank and alert . . . an important voice in British poetry'