Philip Gross
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The difficult visiting times
Philip Gross discusses writing poetry about his family in The Wasting Game and Deep Field, the importance of self-knowledge, and what makes a 'good' poem
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A change in the momentum of the world
Victoria Moul reviews The Thirteenth Angel by Philip Gross (Bloodaxe, 2022)