After Party by Dean Browne
Poetry Book Society Recommendation Autumn 2025 Michael Longley and gatecrashing May Balls

and gatecrashing May Balls

when we wanted to turn around

writing in response to an attempted rape and other experienced attacks

What You Want is a book alive to the cosmos as well as to our moment

After Party by Dean Browne<br><b>Poetry Book Society Recommendation Autumn 2025</b> Michael Longley and gatecrashing May BallsDean Browne arrives at the After Party with the maturity and style of an altogether more seasoned poet. In a debut collection of standout and stand alone poems, each tests the boundaries of its unique universe. Browne is a mesmeric teller of strange tales, imaginings that can seem origamically contained within the compressed dimensions of a poem. A leg sets off on a long train journey; a Parisian alley cat is launched into space; earthbound lovers