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BooksWithout a Dog (2008) 75pp. Graft Poetry, BradfordCrafted, tender poems written with passion and purpose. An impressive debut. There’s a real linguistic adventurousness here, a refusal to accept the parameters of the ‘well made’ poem. Julia combines a poetry of place with one of internal landscapes to produce writing greater than the sum of its parts. A difficult feat to pull off, Julia does it beautifully. I read Julia Deakin’s book straight through at a single sitting, feeling at home in every one of her poems. She writes with a mature wit and wisdom that suggests that, despite her empathy with those who suffer, she finds life constantly worth celebrating. The Half-Mile-High Club (2008) 32pp. Smith/Doorstop, Sheffield>> Buy Now These poems dance before the reader in their exuberance and sudden dark. Sharp and knowing, they are bold, irreverent and wickedly funny. Without a dog CD (2008)Julia reads 21 poems, and discusses the writing process with editor Nicholas Bielby. £7 |
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