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Hattaway’s signature pared-back style reveals the starkness at the heart of life experiences – the joys, griefs and expectations of family and interpersonal
connection. The satirical, playful flavour of these poems is tinged with an underlying sadness, seasoned with a dash of optimism. This interwoven, complex psychological and emotional landscape imbues this collection with a multi-layered complexity that belies the clarity and simplicity of expression.
The detached voice, now teasing the reader with deadpan wit, now teetering cheerfully on the abyss, unflinchingly gazes upon ‘sadness/at the heart of things’ yet emerges resilient, resisting, surviving.
“In this collection, Hattaway is speaking to us from the shadows. These poems are tunnels into darkness, while reminding us also that ‘we do not do these things alone’. The poet does not tell us what we want to hear, but asks questions ‘like ratbites that fester and swell’. This is a collection of probing, reflective poems, with flickers of light at the end of their dark tunnels.”
Fióna Bolger