Apostasy by John Burnside Abigail Parry Cardenal wrote of him: ‘Joaquín

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psychoanalysis and gender

In 1960 many of France’s leading writers and intellectuals – including Simone de Beauvoir

spilling over with pop-cultural references and exuberant carnality

Employing a variety of poetic techniques

Apostasy by John Burnside Abigail Parry Cardenal wrote of him: ‘JoaquínApostasy is a remarkable new collection of fourteen poems by John Burnside, one of the UKs foremost poets. A child struggles to reconcile a received Catholic world view with a more instinctive and passionate paganism. A deep connection with the natural world offers an imaginative and spiritual freedom. For my money, John Burnside is by far the best British poet alive. Cressida Connolly, The Spectator Dare Gale Press