Remarkable Occurrences Joao de Jesus Paes Loureiro many of whom appear in

many of whom appear in Dylan Thomas-like character sketches

Montasser El-Qaffash Excerpt from the novel To See Now

He sets out to journey

and responses to Rilke’s poetry by Patrick McGuiness

Remarkable Occurrences Joao de Jesus Paes Loureiro many of whom appear in"Remarkable Occurrences is Lodge at his best ? finely observed moments, images to die for, and an assured tone throughout. There is nothing parochial or self centred in this colourful and cosmopolitan collection by a poet who knows and loves his craft. The title sequence celebrates Cook? s voyage into the unknown, rescuing characters and incidents from historic and cultural obscurity, but the real exploration here is of ourselves in a diversity of