Riley, Denise, 1948-

This new series aims to show the richness and diversity of contemporary poetry by offering representative poems of three poets - chosen by the poets themselves. This tenth volume has work from Iain Sinclair, Douglas Oliver and Denise Riley.

'Say Something Back' will allow readers to see just why the name of Denise Riley has been held in such high regard by her fellow poets for so long. The book reproduces 'A Part Song', a profoundly moving document of grieving and loss, and one of the most widely admired long poems of recent years. ...

'Selected Poems' brings together poems of Denise Riley from across her career and includes a selection from her acclaimed collection 'Say Something Back', plus some new previously uncollected poems.

'Time Lived, Without Its Flow' is an astonishing, unflinching essay on the nature of grief from critically acclaimed poet Denise Riley. From the horrific experience of maternal grief Riley wrote her lauded collection 'Say Something Back,' a modern classic of British poetry. This essay is a compan...