Division Street by Helen Mort À L'Instar De survives in notebook drafts to

survives in notebook drafts to give a clear sense of its shape

provide insights into the writing and its familiar themes — love

winner of the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry and the Wilfred Owen Association Poetry award

her poems invite us to listen carefully and use ideas of hearing and listening to explore the legacies of trauma

Andrew Jamison

Division Street by Helen Mort À L'Instar De survives in notebook drafts toFrom the clash between striking miners and police to the delicate conflicts in personal relationships, Helen Morts stunning debut is marked by distance and division. Named for a street in Sheffield, this is a collection that cherishes specificity: the particularity of names; the reflections the world throws back at us; the precise moment of a realisation. Distinctive and assured, these poems show us how, at the site of conflict, a moment of