Spacecraft

John McCullough's first collection of poems, The Frost Fairs, won the Polari First Book Prize and was a Book of the Year for The Independent. His second, Spacecraft (Penned in the Margins, 2016), was named one of The Guardian's Best Books for Summer and shortlisted for the Ledbury Forte Poetry Prize. His latest collection, Reckless Paper Birds (Penned in the Margins, 2019) was shortlisted for the Costa Poetry Award.

• PART ONE: FLYING MACHINES! Flittermouse Some Days I'm Visited by a Church of Rain Sugar Hammer 1001 Nights The Desert Photographer Nullibiety Lichen In The Angelfish Cafe Flother PART TWO: NAVIGATING A SPACEMastodon and Mouse Voyage Lava Lamp The Fire MarketStirious Haul I've Carried a Door On My Back for Ten Years P Glitter O PART THREE: THE SPACE AGEQueens Road Books The Hole-Digging Contest Rooms The Booth Museum of Natural History Vault The Anger Room The Mathematics of Plovers Formations Ghost Atlas The Wilful Eye PART FOUR: LIVING SPACEThe Restaurant at One Thousand Feet The Marina VillageCity of WindsThe Empty Market The Fog [-] R O C K Brighton Puffin Clues Cat Flap NOTES