Random Trail

Debut poetry pamphlet by Vron McIntyre. Vron McIntyre is a Nottingham-based queer disabled poet, an "adventurer without a plan" who has in former lives been an activist, a peace camper, a diy editor and publisher, and even had a proper job for a while. Random Trail is a collection of poems touching on diverse themes including family, magic, science, nature, humour and where you will encounter turnips, netball hoops, deep time, caves, architecture, hills, trees and mohair. "There is a lively curiosity springing from this collection, full of vibrant language and a wealth of colourful images. Vron is a poet who really knows how to draw us into her ‘adventures without a plan’. There is a thirst for learning throughout, for patterns, for finding where science ends and magic begins, for discovering the root of things." - Cathy Grindrod "A voice that is concerned with quiet noticings. These poems find patterns in the personal, in the political, in landscape – spinning threads from small details and knitting them together." - Joshua Judson "Vron McIntyre's debut collection is a warm, open-hearted examination of life's adventures. It's a series of finely crafted poems that revel in curiosity, rebellion, and the magical intersection between the empirical and the sublime. A truly wondrous book!" - Leanne Moden "A crucial & beautiful voice in ugly times, Random Trail is a powerful, poignant look at how we 'tick and live', an outstretched hand in the dark. Vron's words transform into 'maps and stories', reminding us all, 'there is no lost'." - Chris McLoughlin