My thanks to Love Groups for my copy of ‘Ghosts’ by Nick Conroy
This was for an #Instagram #Bookstagram tour but I loved it so much that I wanted to write a review of the book.
In his debut collection, Nick teases forth the ghosts , onto the page where they meet the reader and gets us to consider their own.
We are all haunted, either by loss of people who have had an impact on our lives, or opportunities missed, paths taken, or in some cases, not.
You can tell, by reading the poems that not only has Hull had a huge influence on him, but also that he is a spoken word poet by the cadence and rhythm of his words. I would honestly defy anyone not to read the first poem and become seduced into reading the whole book….they dig under your skin and lurk there, like, well, ghosts.
About the book..
Every poem in Nick’s collection GHOSTS touches on the theme in some way – whether it be overtly, as in the title poem, or more succinctly, as in Dragonfly – in which the poet explores ephemeral elements of his perception of his mother.
– Wendy Pratt (Poet)
– Dean Wilson (Poet)
– R.M. Francis (Poet)
About the author..
Nick Conroy is a student at the University of Hull. He studied Philosophy with Creative Writing and is now starting a Master’s degree in English, with a focus on Creative Writing.
Nick, who is originally from Kent, has been a Hull resident for around five years. “It’s here in Hull that my poetry has moved on leaps-and-bounds, and I continue to shape my style, and my voice, with influences I’ve been introduced to in this City.”
Nick loves performance poetry and has also been involved with the Contains Strong Language festival for the last two years, performing pieces for BBC Humberside.
Twitter @Nick_Conroy
@Wildpressed
@LoveBooksGroup
Author
bridgeman.lenny@gmail.com
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