Variety Turns by Christopher Arksey Luke Wright called the poems ‘nameless shameless

called the poems ‘nameless shameless abominations’

from aristocratic ladies to kitchen maids

With a dry sense of humour and perfect observation these poems equip us for a future of lab-grown meat and space travel…I hope you’re ready To Boldly Go

All it would take is Marc Swan’s immensely readable fifth collection

Variety Turns by Christopher Arksey Luke Wright called the poems ‘nameless shamelessVariety Turns is a collection of elegies for Christopher Arksey's mum who passed away from cancer in 2016. Arksey pays tribute to his mum by recalling not just the solemn moments, but the dark humour we often lean on when trying to cope with loss. These poems exemplify the permanence of grief, while bringing to light the unknowable and unfulfilled parts of the lives of those we've lost. Written with subtle precision, Variety Turns is both a tender