Some Integrity by Padraig Regan Síofra McSherry these poets refuse to perform

these poets refuse to perform or inspire according to tired old narratives

immense particularity of it all

whose voices have long shaped the poetry-reading public's idea of the North

some unpublished pieces from Larkin's typescripts and workbooks are included

Music is everywhere

Some Integrity by Padraig Regan Síofra McSherry these poets refuse to performWinner of the Clarissa Luard Prize 2021 In 'Minty', one of the typically charged and capacious poems in this eagerly awaited debut collection, a mojito glass reflects: whatever grid of bricks & wood makes up the room wehappen to be sitting inis dilated & wrapped around a single focal point; whateverportion of the sky that happensto be visible through the window becomes a convex bowl. Theweather also happens,as it always does, & passes on, & brings