The Leopard's Reward Vic Ash the latter being short-listed for

the latter being short-listed for the Forward prize for the best first collection

Norris introduces a strong metaphysical element which makes the poems

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The Leopard's Reward Vic Ash the latter being short-listed forWhy did Joe dodge his shift down the mine and what happened when his brother took his place? Can a computer get angry? Why did an encounter with an upturned glass so terrify a group of newsmen? Can new babies communicate without speaking? These and other intriguing questions are posed in Gerard Loughrans short stories, written after years of foreign reporting and set in venues as far apart as Africa today and yesterday, France during World War One,