Citadel by Martha Sprackland Robert Macfarlane whether that be children who

whether that be children who have flown the nest

but her circle of women friends and admirers was not unlike Socrates' circle of followers

Selected Poems shows the great compass and interdependence of those two domains

most notably the utter ache at the heart of the ‘Requiem for the Engineer’ sequence

Citadel by Martha Sprackland Robert Macfarlane whether that be children who'So much fire comes to life in snapshots on these pages The images are electrifying. Something marvellous occurs: a domestic scene becomes a blow to the head enough to knock the earth from its orbit. I love this book.' Ilya Kaminsky 'Martha Sprackland's poems are virtuosic in their timing, texture, and detailed evocation. From poems of the hospital to poems of the shore, this is a fierce and fresh debut that rings with courage and intelligence.