Foundry Songs

<p>Dean Rhetoric's <em>Foundry Songs</em> examines shame grief lust and loss through the emotional upheaval of a troubled adolescence pitted against a post-industrial backdrop. Both gritty and lyrical Rhetoric combines cutting wit with poignant descriptions of trauma. The poems grapple with God and working class identity envisioning a world where posh pelicans laugh at seagulls choking on chips workers on strike protest Richard Curtis and tumours tumble out of jumper pockets. <em>Foundry Songs </em>is a resonant debut collection which pulls no punches. </p>