Octopus MindOctopus Mind plays with an array of rich and original metaphors to explore the intricacies of neurodiversity, perception and the human mind. These poems articulate the desire to understand and be understood by oneself and others in a complex world. They observe the nuances of creativity, art, relationships, and self expression through the lens of neurodiversity, reflecting on the poets experience of being diagnosed with dyspraxia as an adult. The

Adnan Mohsen

their influence on British musicians

This accessible and critically acclaimed young poet has beaten off ‘second collection syndrome’ with a book of sharp yet beautifully warm and humane poems

as Desesterro: the prestigious Sesc Prize for Literature

He has published poems

infected with copious amounts of tongue-in-cheek humour

Derek Ansell writes regular reviews of live jazz and classical music for magazines and newspapers and has contributed more than two hundred articles and numerous interviews

traveller and troublemaker

Originally published twenty years ago

Though The Essence of an Hour has all the ingredients of a classic young adult novel

Issues and experiences that are still relevant today

Here are poems about love