No Names have been Changed by Siriol Troup Vahni Capildeo and The Wound was inspired

and The Wound was inspired by his anger towards the destruction being wrought on the West Australian coastal bushland by the controversial proposed construction of the Roe 8 Highway Extension

and since then the poet has endeavoured to turn the light of the intellect (and the wit) on the frequently chaotic and contradictory material of the heart

Tishani Doshi speaks courageously about herself

’ – Simon Barraclough

No Names have been Changed by Siriol Troup Vahni Capildeo and The Wound was inspired"No Names Have Been Changed, Siriol Troups third collection, offers strong, strange visions. Her poems, assured and varied in technique, are equally at home in ancient cities or on todays derelict coasts. She is a shrewd observer of times and trends: the Afghan coat, the incense burner In her lines, Meissen plates are set aside by violence; knives flash through Venice. But her poems are also strong in sympathy, for the old lady requesting gin and