Sea Creature Regrows Entire Body by Elaine Beckett Art Beck “Nichola Deane’s rich and sensuous

“Nichola Deane’s rich and sensuous poems may open with a plainspoken line or a recognisable surface

a live or latent connection that can be activated at any time

and wisdom

texts and translations links the ancient Sumerian epic ’The Descent of Inanna’ to contemporary neo-colonial violences as a consequence of military occupation

Alan Morrison’s eighth collection imagines these letters as passports to a twisted Tory notion of salvation through benefit sanction

Sea Creature Regrows Entire Body by Elaine Beckett Art Beck “Nichola Deane’s rich and sensuousThe title of Elaine Becketts debut collection suggests a process of unstoppable change. Moments of personal and global crisis are juxtaposed, and examined from different perspectives so that her poems reveal how humanity is in a constant state of flux. This is ambitious work, acute in its commitment to the truth of lived experience. Becketts watch makers eye for detail, impeccable ear, and intricate use of poetic form, reveal truths with a compassion