First published in Great Britain in 2015 by Carcanet Press Limited Alliance House Cross Street Manchester M2 7AQ www.carcanet.co.uk We welcome your comments on our publications Write to us at info@carcanet.co.uk Copyright © Iain Bamforth 2015 The right of Iain Bamforth to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act of 1988 All rights reserved A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN 978 1 784100 56 8 The publisher acknowledges financial assistance from Arts Council England Typeset by XL Publishing Services, Exmouth Printed and bound in England by SRP Ltd, Exeter