No Laughing Matter by Roger Elkin
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In this, his seventh collection, Roger Elkin demonstrates the linguistic flair, originality and attention to crafting that we have come to expect from a mature and committed poet. No Laughing Matter displays the transformative skill of one who can take the ordinary and reveal the extra-ordinary.
Praise for Roger Elkin’s work
Sharp, physical realisation of places and people… and a sense of balance realised in a range of humour… The poems habitually transform the ordinary into the memorable.
Eddie Waiwnright on Points of Reference
A collection… where the subject matter is hard and strong and where there is vigour, originality and a strong pulse in the words.’
W.H. Petty in Acumen on Home Ground
There’s never any sense of staleness or repetition… so that reading the poems is a continual discovery of treasures. …Of course I’m just simply envious. And impressed.
R.V. Bailey on Rites of Passing
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