Winner of the Poetry Book Award 2020

1st Prize – Tickling The Dragon by Jocelyn Simms is an important piece of work, both historically and artistically. Uncomfortable reading but should be essential for everyone. Although only a short volume each poem is a masterpiece, full of subtle references. From the first poem;

‘…a boy, A brilliant boy.
…brighter than a thousand suns.’

The Bomb that Changed the World "Remember what you have seen, because everything forgotten returns to the circling winds" - Navajo chant ... Never-before published stories and photos from Christmas Island ... Poetry with historical notes and photos of the birth of the nuclear age .... "No excuses are needed: buy this collection; savour it, re-read it, share it; champion it and let it help to shape for good the wider world" - Roger Elkin