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Crisis Actor by Declan Ryan #joyce an engrossing book that pitchesSHORTLISTED FOR THE SEAMUS FIRST COLLECTION POETRY PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE JOHN POLLARD FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL POETRY PRIZE 'Who knew that writing with this degree of care and pain and tact was still possible? For my money it's the best first volume in decades, I would say since Tom Paulin's A State of Justice (1977): no dead weight, foot perfect and engaging.' Michael Hofmann, Times Literary Supplement, Books of the YearCrisis Actor chronicles