Where Rockets Burn Through

Russell Jones is an Edinburgh-based writer, editor and researcher. His collection of science fiction poems, The Last Refuge, was published in 2009 by Forest Press. He co-moderates the poetry department of writersdock.org, writes articles on children's literature for therustykey.com and travel articles for exploration-online.com. He is guest editor for The Interdisciplinary Science Review and is currently completing a PhD in Creative Writing and tutoring in Scottish Literature at Edinburgh University. He has researched and published on Edwin Morgan's science fiction poetry.

The sheer variety of poems in Where Rockets Burn Through makes the book a veritable chocolate box - an excellent addition to the science fiction poetry genre. - 8 / 10, Starburst An unusual stocking-filler. - The Telegraph Poetry and Science Fiction are, on this evidence, very complementary forms, in that both require the writer, and reader, to make great leaps of the imagination. - The Skinny An achievement and a milestone. - Poetry Scotland Reviews I should probably check my enthusiasm and not say this is a landmark anthology, but I believe it is a major one. [...] What a treasure trove to come across! - Science Fiction Poetry Association

• Claire Askew Simon Barraclough Ron Butlin Tom Chivers Greg Delanty Joe Dunthorne Malene Engelund Andrew C Ferguson Peter Finch Matthew Francis Pippa Goldschmidt Sue Guiney Aiko Harman Bill Herbert Sarah Hesketh Kirsten Irving Andy Jackson Ken MacLeod Kona Macphee Lorraine Mariner John McAuliffe Brian McCabe Chris McCabe James McGonigal Jane McKie Ian McLachlan Edwin Morgan Alan Riach James Robertson Dilys Rose Nikesh Shukla Steve Sneyd Jon Stone Ross Sutherland Kelley Swain Barnaby Tidman Ryan Van Winkle Sarah Westcott Chrissy Williams Andrew J. Wilson Jane Yolen