Assurances begins in the 1950s during a period of vigilance and dread in the middle of the Cold War: the long stand-off between nuclear powers
’ Linda France‘The language is startling
It ends with you realizing that even the silent beyond has been colonised by wankers’ Texts quoted from or paraphrased repeatedly and/or prominently include Ralph Metzner and Timothy Leary’s The Psychedelic Experience
Examining our teenage rites of passage: those dilemmas and traumas that shape us – eating disorders
The poem’s authors are unknown
Whatever You've Got by Molly Naylor chatto & windus Assurances begins in the 1950sWise, painful, beautiful, redemptive. Reading Molly Naylors poems is the warmth of the sun on a winters day. It feels a lot like hope. Nathan Filer Naylors poems are direct, defiant, sometimes heartbreaking, often hilarious. Whatever Youve Got is raw, wise, silly, and charming as f**k. Ella Frears Molly Naylors Whatever Youve Got is the letter you wish you could send to your younger self. Its the voice of a kind, whip smart friend who accepts your