Plum by Hollie McNish John Ashbery Brought up to date by

Brought up to date by a series of new and previously unpublished work

but also a hopeful search for truthfulness and trust as the only things that matter

written in the 1950s

Easily sidetracked and keen to be soundtracked

Plum by Hollie McNish John Ashbery Brought up to date byWinner of Ted Hughes Poetry Award for New Work in Poetry Hollie McNish has thrilled and entranced audiences the length and breadth of the UK with her compelling and powerful performances. Plum, her debut for Picador Poetry, is a wise, sometimes rude and piercingly candid account of her memories from childhood to attempted adulthood. This is a book about growing up, about guilt, flesh, fruit, friendships, work and play and the urgent need to find a