The First Year by Matt Goodfellow Carolyn Forché and “mothers linger on the

and “mothers linger on the sides

perceptive and powerful little poems

and human fallibility to freely construct our own identities – should we even try

’ – Katy Evans-Bush

and follows Haywire: New & Selected Poems

The First Year by Matt Goodfellow Carolyn Forché and “mothers linger on theNates eleven and has just finished Primary School. After a challenging final year, life is looking up. His brother has recovered from a life threatening heart condition, hes got the love of his mum, brothers and Auntie San, and hes off to Secondary School with his two best mates. But while he's making new friends and avoiding the fists of Turner, his old nemesis, and struggling to come to terms with a strict new teacher and a sense of isolation from