First published in Great Britain in 2018 by Carcanet Press Ltd Alliance House, 30 Cross Street Manchester M2 7AQ www.carcanet.co.uk

Text copyright © Chris Wallace-Crabbe, 2018 The right of Chris Wallace-Crabbe 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 784106 43 0 The publisher acknowledges financial assistance from Arts Council England.

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