Tin Cat Alley...and other poems

Back in 1996 when Tin Cat Alley was first published by Spout (a small independent English publisher) one reviewer wrote that it would be a shame if Murphy was overlooked by the big publishers. Quarter of a century later he is still looking to branch out and find a wider audience for his work.Nonetheless the themes preoccupations and questions proffered in Tin Cat Alley are still relevant to todays readers. By releasing Murphys first chapbook along with Other Poems: Not to be Reproduced we hope we can reignite the early confidence in this poets work and broaden his appeal to new generations of poetry lovers.In addition to the original thirty-seven poems this new collection offers another sixty-nine previously uncollected pieces!