The Hauntings Paul Merchant

The Hauntings Paul MerchantMany lives and ideas shape us and our environment. Some forge hope, some threaten our very being, some point to redemption for those who come after. In a love that might sustain us, they can be a manifested present; in their passing, a living prompt to be better. Such embodiments haunt this poetry collection where ghosts of lives that reflect the white light of the world rest alongside ghosts of other relationships. These hauntings can inspire us to

Amanda Baker and Rob Walton

And then there is Seduce’s old lover

He has worked as a journalist since he was sixteen – with the Arab press

He works as a teacher

‘Rocksong is a shamelessly baroque ride through the all nadirs and summits of the contemporary queer

proclaim them dead

Michael Mackmin

reminding us all to be true to ourselves and safeguard what we care for

Stephan Collishaw – author of Amber

he never denies responsibility for his actions

declared itself socialist following the Bay of Pigs invasion

and considers his own reverence for fashion and self-expression