You'll need an umbrella for this by Victoria Richards John Phillips is drawn to seeing what

is drawn to seeing what happens when beauty is turned on its side

In Trio three emerging poets unite voices with the shortlisted poets of the Cinnamon Press Debut poetry collection competition to produce an eclectic and convincing anthology

from Kintsugi and Ikebana to whirling dervishes and meteor showers)

with words in place of coils of paint

leading with the poet’s only weapon

You'll need an umbrella for this by Victoria Richards John Phillips is drawn to seeing whatThe title isnt messing about: these poems soak the page with language that is visceral, immediate and sharp. An exciting debut full of vitality, pain and joy. Luke Wright In this gorgeous debut, Victoria Richards asks What are girls made of? And the poems answer: cans of Strongbow; ballpoint tattoos; dirty jokes; ghost bikes tied to lampposts; Ingrid Bergmans eyeballs. All of the above and so much more is contained in this collection. A world of