Born in London in 1952, Sean O'Brien is one of Britain's most vital young poets. Winner of several prestigious literary awards, including an Eric Gregory Award, the Somerset Maugham Award, and the Cholmondeley Award, his poems are angry, political, and painful, but never become merely denunciatory thanks to his mastery of energetic rhythms and formal syntax. As this collection - his third - shows, he also has an eye for the eccentric and a gift for parody. This book is intended for usual poetry readership, libraries, etc; other poets; Students, undergraduates, Sixth formers.