“The acid, lucid visions at the heart of this terrific debut are more than capable of holding to the shape of whatever the world throws at them” The London Magazine
“Peake’s poems…show us different ways of seeing” Raceme
“…strikingly different from the usual because the life of the poem rests not on the occasion but on the poetical figures (simile, metaphor) which it attracts, and which project its message out into a much larger arena than a show of ironies or comforts” The Fortnightly Review
“Peake’s vision is singular, captivating, not easily shaken off” Ken Babstock
“Peake is a sophisticated, thoughtful and wide-ranging poet, and this is his best book to date” Declan Ryan
“We need poets like him” Wild Court
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