The Man at the Corner Table Bassam Hajjar Jake Thackray

Jake Thackray

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translated by Susan Ranson

translated by Piers Amodia

Banipal's Editor Samuel Shimon writes: "This is Banipal's 40th issue

The Man at the Corner Table Bassam Hajjar Jake ThackrayRosie Shepperds debut poetry collection crackles with the unexpected. The voice is one of urban sophistication; a merciless charm that teases and tempts us with sensual evocations of food and place. The reader is surprised with tastes, scents, colours and textures. There is a winning insistence on detail offered with an irony that blends into satire. The poems adopt a deadly seriousness to the business of comedy. InIt isnt just the underfloor heating