Say Something Back and Time Lived, Without Its Flow

“She's one of the best poets around”Andrew Motion, former Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom, Andrew Motion, former Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom

“It sometimes seems that contemporary poetry divides into two sorts - those poems that did not need to be written and those written out of necessity. Denise Riley belongs to the second category - her writing is perfectly weighted, justifies its existence. It is impossible not to want to 'say something back' to each of her poems in recognition of their outstanding quality. Her voice is strong and beautiful - an imperative in itself . . . remarkable”Guardian, Guardian

“The best thing I've read in ages”author of Grief Is the Thing with Feathers , Max Porter

“Denise Riley's Say Something Back shows how grief keeps a different clock and is a churning yet exhilarating (because the poems are so good) exploration of loss. Her poetry gets to the heart” Guardian , Jackie Kay