Every Little Sound

Ruby Robinson was born in Manchester in 1985 and lives in Sheffield. She studied English Literature at the University of East Anglia and has an MA from Sheffield Hallam University where she also won the Ictus Prize for poetry. Her poems have appeared in The Poetry Review, Poetry (Chicago) and elsewhere.

'Robinson's work remains outward-looking, inviting us in from the very first line. [...] In the absence of answers, the speaker instead finds a voice – and the words – through which to articulate herself. Reflecting upon her mother’s life, she recognises the ease with which we adopt or are forced into destructive roles in intimate relationships, replaying them years later. [...] These liberating lines come from having at last found a space for expression following years of oppressive silence, while maintaining a safe distance from face-to-face interaction, for now.' Lucy Winrow, The Manchester Review

• Reader, listener, Unlocatable Longbefore Hope Undress Listen Story Truth Locked Doors My Mother Apology Interlude Tea Time Romance Boy This Night Orgasm Schism Watching TV Internal Gain Breathe Deep Hush Love Love II Flashback How to Catch a Pebble Winter Past Talisker Bay Tuning Fork To my Family Notes and Acknowledgements