But & Though - Jake Hawkey

hawkey's Poems Are Electric, Buzzing With All The Possibilities Of Language. He Has Much To Say, And Is Saying It Brilliantly' Nick Laird, Winner Of The Forward Prize For Poetry And Author Of Up Latethe Characters That Live And Breathe In Jake Hawkeys Impressive Debut Poetry Collection Are Playful And Spiritual, Often Both Defensive And Desperately Vulnerable. Taking Its Title From The Language Of Addiction, With Its Circles Of Prevarication And Excuse, But & Though Leads Us On A Boys Journey Through A Childhood Overshadowed By Parental Alcoholism.these Are Poems On The Move In The Tapestry Of London Life From The Hospital Ward To The Back Rows Of The Bus Where The Desire For Escape Is Also, Paradoxically, A Herculean Search For Home.