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A different world, a different way of writing

One of the things I love most is seeing a writer really stretch themselves. This week we have two wonderful books demonstrating vision and skill – a big step up from their authors’ previous works.

First up is the profound, hilarious and empathetic From Our Own Fire by William Letford. The Scottish writer has had two previous highly acclaimed poetry collections and is a superb performer, but his third book takes things to another level.

It’s hard

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