Oct 11, 2013
Division Street - Helen Mort
Considered the defining image of the 1980’s UK miner’s strike, Guardian photographer Don McPhee’s ‘The Battle of Orgreave’ is the perfect cover shot for poet Helen Mort’s superb debut.
From the clash between striking...

Division Street - Helen Mort

Considered the defining image of the 1980’s UK miner’s strike, Guardian photographer Don McPhee’s ‘The Battle of Orgreave’ is the perfect cover shot for poet Helen Mort’s superb debut.

From the clash between striking miners and police to delicate conflicts in personal relationships, this collection cherishes specificity: the peculiarity of names; the precise moment of a realisation.

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