Short Days, Long Shadows

Sheenagh Pugh has also published nine poetry collections, two ‘Selected Poems’, two novels and a critical book on Fan Fiction. She also translates poetry from Russian, German and Ancient Greek. She says, “My interests are language, history, northern landscapes from Shetland to the Arctic and all points in between, snooker, mortality, cyberspace (I waste massive amounts of time online) and above all, people.

"Almost any poetry reader - indeed, any reader - would be pushed not to find something to enjoy in Sheenagh Pugh's Later Selected poems.[...] a voice worth listening to. - Ben Wlkinson, Poetry Review "Pugh's poems are often ticking shells, primed by politics and passion [...] intense as opera, irreconcilable truths confront the reader. What is this but poetry? Its story has not ended. I look forward hungrily to the next chapter' - Alison Brackenbury, Poetry Wales "In Long-Haul Travellers we could see the rich new creations of a mature poet, but this selection reminds us how much, and what fine work went before. Her readers can look forward eagerly to word of Sheenagh Pugh's future travels. "