Night Shift by Jonathan Totman Jackie Kay the body is made a

the body is made a bonsai tree

these new poems are mostly set in London

This new collection finds her on her way to imaginary territories

shortlisted for both the T

' - Carol Ann Duffy

Night Shift by Jonathan Totman Jackie Kay the body is made aJonathan Totmans debut poetry collection is a bag of exquisite gems. Lightly, discreetly, he takes us by the hand and shows us owls and fireworks, chores and spreadsheets, architecture, lichens and encounters with wild animals, in ways that make us see the world through fresh eyes. Poems about the grief of losing a parent are woven through others exploring the joys of new fatherhood and ultimately about what it is to be human. Delicate and hauntingly