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and a diagnosis of HIV positive
questioning the damage caused by time
a cripqueer disruptor that moves
The two books that make up this final collection in English show us a poet writing at the end of his life
Wonder by Chris Emery Rebecca Watts Every quarter our expert selectorsPublished 3rd November 2025. A collection about time, absence, and belonging In his fifth collection of poems, Chris Emery explores the nature of wonder in its various forms of awe, reflection, and the marvellous. The poems range from the absurd, to the historical, the comic and fantastical dropping us into stories and places we never quite expect. The collection considers where and how we live: in the city, in the country, on the coast, or elsewhere