David Hogarth (Rise and Shine, Little Man) has created an intriguing collection of poetical peepholes into contemporary society with all its foibles, faults and frustrations. Don't look for romance, pastoral, pastoral-comical, tragical-comical or any well-trodden literary genre. These are unique, personal, intimate observations with little heed to political correctness, but nevertheless truthful, honest, fair, touching and sometimes desperate scribblings on our media-led lives.