The Lichen Last Seen in 1982

by Harry Man

Originally published in Finders Keepers (Sidekick, 2016). Finders Keepers was shortlisted for the 2016 Ted Hughes Award For New Work in Poetry.

From the judges:
"This collection is a symbiotic relationship between poetry and illustration. Image and text inventively flow in and out of each other, playing with form and colour. There is an integrity to the poetry which is both charming and precious making you look again at the environment , even your own back garden."

Harry Man

Harry Man was born in Aylesbury. His first pamphlet, Lift, was published by Tall Lighthouse in 2013. In 2014 he won the UNESCO Bridges of Struga Award. His poetry has been translated into Swedish, Chinese, German, Slovak and Macedonian. He is a 2016 Hawthornden Fellow.