In Retail Toi Derricotte

In Retail Toi DerricotteWhile working in a well known pharmacy chain, Jeremy Dixon found surprising inspiration. His poems were written on the ends of till rolls and smuggled out in his socks. (The book is designed to evoke this quirky route to publication, with additional poems and comments in the 'till roll message' of each page.) Anyone who has ever worked in retail will recognise the characters and situations, and the magnificent management absurdities; but Jeremy also

At the heart of this tender and compelling collection

who has benefited from the people’s struggles of the past

It is a book about East End boys and West End girls

• a lively range of contemporary poetry by new and established writers

This extensive anthology features the work of more than 40 poets resident in the North-East

the book’s first section

He writes just about the most natural

lovers of Biggles

What seems essential is to keep the pages open

Soon we shall leave for the battery but for now

David Crystal

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