Shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot Prize for Poetry 2018 Fiona Moore has published two pamphlets with HappenStance, both long sold out. At last here is a debut book-length collection, in which she confronts personal loss and irretrievable change, as well as wider, more public themes such as recent European history and the politics of power. To such concerns she brings creativity, humour and intelligence. Her poems emerge from huge pressure like diamonds
In the not-too-distant future, intelligent Things are recognized as sentient beings--but do they have the same rights as humans? And what about the free-floating Intelligents deep within the Internet? Thompson Jennings is a man with unique problems and unique abilities--he can interface between the human and machine worlds, acting as a go-between in labour negotiations and other disputes. But when one his clients—a sentient taxicab—is murdered, his problems multiply and his abilities are stretched to the limit.The Internet of Things! Self-driving cars! Artificial intelligence! Oh, and murder, too. Fiona Moore is a terrific guide to our brave new world in this crackerjack, fast-paced, and engaging novel.-- Robert J. Sawyer, Hugo Award-winning author of Wake