Burnt Umber

"In this expansive and exciting
collection Hetherington moves with power and grace through an impressive
range of form and content. The poems burst with tense and
detailed images shot through with meditations on grief absence and hope. The work in Burnt Umber is always controlled and full
of colour. Here is a poet at the height of his powers singing what it means
to be alive." - Professor Nigel McLoughlin, University of Gloucestershire



"Somehow this collection
landed seamlessly each section each page each poem aligned perfectly. Burnt Umber is a collection of precision and clarity and handstitched
joy." - Professor Andrew Melrose, Winchester University