Lurex by Denise Riley
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The poems are lucid and often quite spare

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With an informative introduction placing the poet’s work in context

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Although the earliest of these poems was originally written in 2011 and the latest in 2019

Lurex by Denise Riley <b><br>PBS Spring Special Commendation 2022</b> shearsman books The poems are lucid andA brilliant outing from one of the finest poets currently working in the English language. This is at once a sharply political and deeply personal book which explores just that intersection. Wide ranging, sometimes anguished, her poems are fascinating and often beautiful, and certainly more than usually thought provoking Guardian"Shes one of the best poets around."Simon Armitage"It sometimes seems that contemporary poetry divides into two sorts those