No Guiding Star by John Mills Ben Ray hidden shapes – as well

hidden shapes – as well as a range of experiments in traditional and contemporary form

the painted veneers we artfully create for ourselves

The voice is often clean and unfussy

He died from Motor Neuron Disease in 2018 shortly after publishing My Life as a Painter

No Guiding Star by John Mills Ben Ray hidden shapes – as well"When I read this collection, it wouldnt let me go. These are poems of agony, joy and grief, bringing us the mundane, magical business of everyday life in surreal technicolour. Tender moments are observed with Johns characteristic wit. This is a collection which explores chronic illness in an unflinching way, but pain is not its defining subject. Inside these pages youll find a world of brief encounters, cigarette coloured cardigans, unsent letters,