Assurances by J. O. Morgan The Nameless Places the poems remain empathic

the poems remain empathic

serial moments of conceptual

‘Clearly

for the old lady requesting gin and tonic on her deathbed

old people living alone – are found dead

Assurances by J. O. Morgan The Nameless Places the poems remain empathicA war poem both historic and frighteningly topical, 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, where the only defence was the threat of mutually assured destruction. Using a mix of versed and unversed passages, Morgan places moments of calm reflection alongside the tensions inherent in guarding against such a permanent threat. A work of variations and