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‘Poems full of life and promise.’— Alison Brackenbury

‘She explores a palpable contemporary world, tilting it to view its planes and angles. She is alert to the experience of exile and displacement, and ‘Departures 4.30 am’ is a necessary 21st century poem. Her writing is rhythmic, confident, the details telling. River Wolton is a poet to watch.’ — Moniza Alvi

‘Her gift is to allow us to better understand the personal challenges of sadness, conflict and even fear, by considering the global urgencies of war, poverty and violence.’ — Rosie Shepperd, Magma