Andrew Burke: ‘Undercover of Lightness’ (March 2012)

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Andrew Burke has made an indelible mark on our poetry over the years … Here is a poet to hail and to treasure.

THOMAS SHAPCOTT

Like William Carlos Williams, Andrew Burke is a master of the quotidian. Like Philip Larkin, he writes poems to “preserve things I have seen / thought / felt”. Burke is also, however, a poet of memory.

GEOFF PAGE

This book is full of illumination, clear intelligence, music and – most welcome – a sense of humour. Burke’s poems … are peopled, full of living and speaking. … all the great themes of love and mortality are made fresh and real.

JILL JONES

A master of the context clash, Burke’s poetry … does what it wants to do, goes where it must. It’s fun to be along for the ride. Hold on to your hat!

KIT KELEN