We are delighted to be able to announce that preparation has begun for a new collection to be published 1st April 2025.
Less will be Ian Gouge’s eleventh collection of poetry, and one which continues his exploration of our relationship with our person histories and our place in the world.
Poems in the collection consider loss from the perspective of subsequently having less: time, connections, love. They also examine the constraints placed on us by the contemporary outside world.
Our options were infinite a lifetime ago
a mouth-watering cascade of things to try
(from "They've taken down the signs for lunch")
facts evaporate under a microscope
if its lenses are looked through
with the eye that’s always closed
(from "A Question of Honesty")
in the palace of politics
fear spills soundbites
from the guts of common sense
translated into a language
we pretend we understand
(from "Collateral Damage")
Coverstory Books - Ian Gouge, Publisher 
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