“An embracing of the power and force of night through the spell casting power of language” —Joe Weil, THEthe Poetry

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“A mixture of guile and subterfuge” — Mervyn Taylor, author of No Back Door.

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“A new way forward” — Jim Goar, author of The Louisiana Purchase.

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“The reader is lapped in gorgeous, disturbing words” —Vahni Capildeo, author of Dark and Unaccustomed Words

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“Intricate, filled with small epiphanies. Brilliant, unconventional” — Leshanta Roop, Caribbean Book Blog.

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“Dreamlike and terrifying” — Geoffrey Philp, author of Dub Wise.

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“Rendered in exquisite clarity, with shocking, canny grace” — Shivanee Ramlochan, Caribbean Beat.

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“The poems are minefields” — Vladimir Lucien, sx salon.

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Trick Vessels was published by Shearsman Books in March 2012. Find out more here. Read a sample here. 

Read interviews with me on the book at ARC and tongues of the ocean.

Trick Vessels was officially launched at the BOCAS LIT FEST on Saturday April 28, 2012. Find out more about the launch here and here.