‘It’s been ages since I’ve read a first book of poems as bold, carried off with such élan.’ Paul Farley
‘Intimates is a passionate book. Its theme is ancient (the unthinkable pain of lost love) and Farish thinks hard about both pain and happiness. Much of Farish’s art lies in concealment. The economy of her poems and her confidence in their means enable her to speak with convincing directness where other poets might lapse into gestures.’ Sean O’Brien, Sunday Times
‘The poems are bodily and disembodied, emotionally engaged and detached, passionate and reasoned. Nobody else writes with quite this variety of intelligence. Intimates is a stunning debut.’ Bernard O’Donoghue
‘Noctures at Nohant: The Decade of Chopin and Sand is an original and extremely intelligent working through of a complex relationship between two artists and their work. I loved the poems. The sequence works so well as a story and is so nuanced I felt completely absorbed in it. And full of admiration for Farish’s great skill.’ Melvyn Bragg.