News at Eleven: In terms of technique, the poetry is formidable,

and [Mick] Imlah's command of stanzaic verse, blank verse, short lines and even the hexameter (that rarest of modern beasts) is complete, making the collection a storehouse of masterfully executed forms. Rhymes, too, are often some of the volume's funniest moments (rhyme's humour is inherently wicked, but Imlah adds to the repertoire "widower" and "rid of her", as well as "pay me/To do a poetry reading with Kathleen Jamie").

from The Guardian: Brave hearts

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