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Human Tissue was a winner in The Poetry Business Book & Pamphlet Competition 2019-20 HUMAN TISSUE because that’s what’s written on the white insulated bags they use to transport organs for transplant. Sometimes HUMAN ORGAN, or ORGAN FOR TRANSPLANT, but mostly HUMAN TISSUE. In blue capital letters on a white background — like the cover of this …

In Red Devon Hilary Menos — a self-confessed ‘blow in’ from ‘upcountry’ — reveals her experiences of moving into a tight-knit rural community and examines the human and animal costs of the conflict between traditional farming and modern commercial agriculture. She also tells the story of a burgeoning love affair between farmer Grunt Garvey and haulier …

Berg was the winner of the Forward Poetry Prize Best First Collection 2010 In this first collection from Hilary Menos, icebergs floating down the Thames jostle with transvestites in Singapore, aliens wading the Hudson River and the lively crew from the local slaughterhouse. We go shopping with Ingomar the barbarian and watch Bernard Manning gigging …