Wonder by Chris Emery Rebecca Watts The two books that make

The two books that make up this final collection in English show us a poet writing at the end of his life

questioning the damage caused by time

This bundle includes the 5 shortlisted titles for Best Collection and the 5 shortlisted titles for The Felix Dennis Prize for Best First Collection

with a particular attention to the myriad of memories our taste buds conjure up through food and ritual

Wonder by Chris Emery Rebecca Watts The two books that makePublished 3rd November 2025. A collection about time, absence, and belonging In his fifth collection of poems, Chris Emery explores the nature of wonder in its various forms of awe, reflection, and the marvellous. The poems range from the absurd, to the historical, the comic and fantastical dropping us into stories and places we never quite expect. The collection considers where and how we live: in the city, in the country, on the coast, or elsewhere