The Man at the Corner Table Aly Bain or a walk with a

or a walk with a lover among wildflowers in Vermont

sensitivity and sensuality

his long career – and the future of Egypt after last year’s revolution and the recent elections

'The Sonnets' and 'Poems for Other People'

a gift for ironic humour with exacting observations of the everyday

The Man at the Corner Table Aly Bain or a walk with aRosie Shepperds debut poetry collection crackles with the unexpected. The voice is one of urban sophistication; a merciless charm that teases and tempts us with sensual evocations of food and place. The reader is surprised with tastes, scents, colours and textures. There is a winning insistence on detail offered with an irony that blends into satire. The poems adopt a deadly seriousness to the business of comedy. InIt isnt just the underfloor heating