Duppy ConquerorMarshall Sarjeant is born at the beginning of the 20th century in Paradise, Jamaica. As a young man, he is entrusted with a mythical quest to overcome a curse that has been put on his family. He must do this by returning to Africa from where family members were brought as slaves. Marshalls journey is a long, taking him first to wartime Liverpool and then, London where he marries and mixes with a clubland crowd of gamblers, musicians and politicians.

on the other hand

like a blade of grass growing on a wall as armies march by

Ross Sutherland was born in Edinburgh in 1979

poverty and repression in pursuit of ‘US interests’

2010) and the Best Irish Poetry in English (Southword

This is an anthology of wild and wonderful children's poems which will educate and excite youngsters about the wonders of insects

we pay tribute to Doris Kilias

It is hilarious

The poems collected in Cherry Pie hold personal meaning for Hollie and are also those which have been most requested by audiences in theatres

uncertainty and change

Abdallah al-Ghathami

The author’s restlessly inventive use of multiple tones