Not Even October
Will be published approx. on 9. November 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
80 pages
978-1-78463-398-1 (ISBN)
Description
Not Even October is a poignant, wry and sharply observed collection about memory, masculinity and modern life. With a compelling and humane voice, Relf captures the quiet dramas of everyday life - from dog-walking to clearing out a loft, from Zoom quizzes to roadside deer collisions. These poems are rich in tenderness, self-awareness and humour, shaped by middle age, grief and friendship. Relf's lines evoke love lost and found, late-night regrets, and the flickering, beautiful absurdities of being alive in a digital, distracted world. Whether recalling childhood poaching expeditions, TV jingles or hotel hangovers, his poems return always to the question: How do we hold on to what matters - and let go of what doesn't?
Not Even October is a powerful and accessible collection from a poet who speaks directly to the reader - and whose words linger long after the page is turned.
Not Even October is a powerful and accessible collection from a poet who speaks directly to the reader - and whose words linger long after the page is turned.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
Not illustrated
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-78463-398-1 (9781784633981)
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Tim Relf's work has been published in leading poetry journals such as Poetry London, Poetry Birmingham Literary Journal, The London Magazine, Poetry Wales, The Rialto and Stand. He is a former poet-in-residence at Leicester Botanic Garden, and an alumnus of Faber's Advanced Poetry Academy. As a journalist, he writes about books for publications such as The Guardian, Poetry News and The Bookseller. His most recent novel, published by Penguin, was translated into more than 20 languages.