


Permission to Breathe (2004)
Read poems from this book:
Nobody
The Corpse
Mark Halliday examines poems from 'Permission to Breathe'
Craig Raine examines poems from 'Permission to Breathe'.
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'In Permission to Breathe, Michael Laskey shows himself to be our poetic Alan Bennett - a genius of, as it were, biscuit barrels and wry grief. Unflinching, subtle, clear, emotionally precise, uncensored, touching, occasionally erotic, particular, these are very, very good poems.'
'An edgy wit gives the poems a sharpness and clarity that is the hallmark of his distinctive brand of intelligent, feeling, writing.'

The Tightrope Wedding (1999)
Read poems from this book:
The Clothes-Peg
The Last Swim
Michael O'Neill reviews 'The Tightrope Wedding'.
Naomi Jaffa examines 'The Last Swim' from 'The Tightrope Wedding'.
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'Fluent, likeable, user-friendly poems.'
'There is an engaging warmth in these poems, and a remarkable imagination'
'A sustaining book, sensitive in insight and cadence'
'An unflinching celebration'

Still Available!
Thinking of Happiness (1991)
A few rare copies in perfect condition of Thinking of Happiness which is long out of print in return for £7 cheque (£5.95 cover price and £1.05 post and packaging) made payable to Michael Laskey and posted to Goldings, Goldings Lane, Leiston, Suffolk IP16 4EB. Signed copies, if required.
Read poems from this book:
Meeting Our Father
Registers
Tessa Lewis reviews 'Thinking of Happiness'.