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Thomas Priestley's fifteenth book reveals a man who grows older with every publication, owning a wisdom and humour which is alarming for his age. Priestley takes us through his own mind as he notates the world around him through the bars, the dirty alleyways, the cheap rooms and isolated sense of which the poet as a symbol has held for centuries. Featuring some of his edgiest poems to date as well as untitled pieces this is a must have for any lover of poetry.