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"the sort of once-in-a-generation debut that causes everyone to sit up and take notice" Sarah Crown, The Guardian
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Winner of the Guardian First Book Award 2015
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Winner of the Fenton Aldeburgh First Collection Prize
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Winner of an Eric Gregory Award
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Winner of a Somerset Maugham Award
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Voted one of the top 25 poetry books of the past 25 years by the Booksellers Association

"Vivid, accessible and honest, sometimes uncomfortably so" Alan Bennett, the London Review of Books
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Winner, Polari Prize 2019
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Poetry Book of the Month, The Telegraph
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Poetry Book of the Month, The Observer
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a Poetry Book of the Year, Sunday Times

"A fascinating collection - troubling and moving to read... McMillan has mastered the art of self-reproach... [an] exceptional vigil of a book" -- Kate Kellaway ― Observer, *Poetry Book of the Month*"
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A 'BOOKS OF 2021' PICK IN THE GUARDIAN, FINANCIAL TIMES AND IRISH TIMES CULTURE
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Poetry Book of the Month, The Observer

"A diverse and gratifying new anthology of LGBTQ+ verse... this is an abundantly rich and rewarding collection, capturing how queer poets and their work speak to one another across generations" Attitude Magazine