The Voice of Sheila Chandra Laila Halaby Gareth Evans

Gareth Evans

Soldiers drown in their blood

prisoners and prison managers of the value of prison writing and of ensuring that the talent in our prisons reaches further than the occasional display or performance inside the walls

pacey urban thrillers

only to find himself caught in ‘the blizzard of history’

The Voice of Sheila Chandra Laila Halaby Gareth EvansTitled for the influential singer left almost voiceless by a terrible syndrome, the poems bring sweet melodies and rhythms as the voices blend and become multitudinous. There's an honouring of not only survival, but of persistence, as this part research based, pensive collection contemplates what it takes to move forward when the unimaginable holds you back.