The Day Hospital: A Poem for Twelve Voices

'Direct, searing, and very, very truthful' - Bonnie Greer. 'Read defines herself by her risks - violence and elegance walk hand in hand - her style is not unlike that of Plath's middle period. There is real pleasure in the disparity between her light lyric touch and the menacing and /or visceral description she frequently employs; she disarmed this reader and defied the expectation' - Kathryn Gray, Magma. 'A marvellous book, bringing together poignant and lyrical meditations on love, mortality, art, healing and the Italian landscape in poems of fine judgement and a true poet's skill. The Point of Splitting marks the debut of an accomplished writer, not only one to watch, but one to read now, for her wit, craft, and clear vision' - John Burnside.