Instead of an Alibi by Geoff Hattersley Yousif M. Qasmiyeh and the art and act

and the art and act of literary transformation

including Warsan Shire

oral roots in a Sumerian society where men and women were more equal

Most significant are the remarkable stories concerning love

These are perfectly framed still-life images

Instead of an Alibi by Geoff Hattersley Yousif M. Qasmiyeh and the art and actIn his first book in over a decade, Instead of an Alibi proves that Geoff Hattersley has lost none of the sharp wit and incisiveness that has defined his brilliant and unique poems to date. Instead of an Alibi is a sharp and vital poetics of the lives of working class Britain in a post industrial, post capitalist landscape. PRAISE for Instead of an Alibi: What a privilege to wander once more into the county of Hattersley; heres Nev, just as I