The Sailors of UlmThe Sailors of Ulm is a book about flying and falling, sailing and drowning. Andy Croft puts out to sea with a faithful crew of ignoble comrades, including Paul Robeson, John Berger, Chris Hani, Lord Byron, Martn Espada, Squire Allworthy, Alexei Leonov, Harry Patch and Brian Clough. But the wind has turned, the ship of Progress is heading towards the rocks and the rats are cheering on the quayside. Its a collection of fables and tall talesabout

Starting on Gilligan's island

to the matters of matchstick empires and national identity

A collection of his own poems

which reminds us that any end is also a beginning

and the freedom and flow of the natural world

A jogger disappears into a forest of sycamores as high-rise blocks glister with the last of the sun

His distinctive voice

Aimée Sands’ poems have appeared in various magazines in Ireland and the US

Their attempt at murder fails when her husband transforms into an eagle

Allison Blecker

“Like the Golden Gate Bridge and the Badlands of South Dakota

and jarring music to the larger themes