The Man at the Corner Table Aly Bain his long career – and

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

He has earned his living as a farmer

translated by Nasrin Parvaz and Hubert Moore

Urban Myths and Legends is a sparky collection of poems by modern poets who have taken inspiration from the Roman poet Ovid’s Metamorphoses

The Man at the Corner Table Aly Bain his long career – andRosie 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