Duppy Conqueror CJ Sage

Duppy Conqueror CJ SageMarshall Sarjeant is born at the beginning of the 20th century in Paradise, Jamaica. As a young man, he is entrusted with a mythical quest to overcome a curse that has been put on his family. He must do this by returning to Africa from where family members were brought as slaves. Marshalls journey is a long, taking him first to wartime Liverpool and then, London where he marries and mixes with a clubland crowd of gamblers, musicians and politicians.

The two senses - exile and seeding - will be obvious in much of the work collected here

Herd Queen’s heroines remember teenage trysts

is a highly individual collection of humorous/serious poems centred on the experience of stuttering and speech therapy

Several of the poems have previously appeared in various publications

is about so much more

When he meets the holidaying French couple Napoleon Chirac and Jacqueline Bloodymary​​

To Keep The Light Burning

On 8 April

Are you going to keep your word

Lillie and Teddy spend their time drinking and smoking

organised by Poetry Ireland

is published by Smokestack