The Silence Museum

This debut collection by prizewinning Merseyside poet Clare Kirwan includes her characteristic mix of quirky witty and reflective poems. Always both accessible and thought-provoking most of these poems have been published in a wide range of journals and anthologies (including Iota; The Found Poetry Review; Binnacle; Prole; Orbis; MsLexia and Sculpted: Poetry of the Northwest) or been placed in various national poetry competitions. The Silence Museum's themes are the unspoken aspects of our lives - difficult relationships fragile aspirations and the dark fear that your mother may be a Bond villain. ...funny abrasive quirky profound a fine poet ... not to be missed.' Paul Blackburn Write Out Loud '...excellent clear and polished with just the right mix of serious poems and the bizarre.' Gill McEvoy