Between Ourselves by Michael Laskey Rob Hindle and in particular to the

and in particular to the death of his father

In these poems we encounter a Victorian diorama

readers – especially schoolteachers and their pupils – tend to love his work

the sense of journeying is never far beneath the surface as the poet's persona forges new identities

The poetry of the Second World War appears in a new context

Between Ourselves by Michael Laskey Rob Hindle and in particular to theBetween Ourselves is a brilliantly crafted collection of warm and eloquent poems that are at once a love letter to the future, and a contemplation of the past. The central section, Selfies an honest and discerning sequence of self portraits reflecting on what a long way weve come sits alongside the title poem, an intimate conversation with a grandchild just learning to walk. The Poetry Business