Gardening Leave

<p><em>Gardening Leave - new and collected poetry </em>is the first collection from writer and academic Eoin Devereux and will be available from 451 Editions in Autumn 2025. This fine debut volume will feature a mixture of new poetry and work previously published in journals and anthologies in Ireland the UK and the USA.</p><p>Over the last decade Eoin's poetry has examined the working class experience our relationship with nature and hidden family histories. In 'The Anchor Man' the sepia tones of a photograph silently define the relationships between a grandfather and two young brothers. Otherwise silenced voices also feature strongly in his work - particularly those of the homeless marginalized and mentally ill. Soil in 'The Bullfield' echoes the ghost voices of long-gone working men from its furrows.</p><p>Subscribing to the notion that all language is political Devereux has no difficulty in being described primarily as a political poet. In <em>Gardening Leave</em> readers can expect work that is bold challenging and in places subversive.</p><p></p>