Instead of an Alibi by Geoff Hattersley David Harsent felt certain that “ A

felt certain that “ A Northern Habitat will stand the test of time

the unnerving logic of dreams

But his recently-published correspondence with William Carlos Williams and with the publisher James Laughlin reveals an accomplished

beach roses and rumoured sharks

who had borne him a daughter he had never met

Instead of an Alibi by Geoff Hattersley David Harsent felt certain that “ AIn 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