Creature Without Building by Ray Vincent-Mills Rachel Long “Something trapped within the hazelnut

“Something trapped within the hazelnut of its dried open eyes

lonely people waiting for imaginary lovers

Lydia Popowich

Selina Nwulu

and Anansi

Creature Without Building by Ray Vincent-Mills Rachel Long “Something trapped within the hazelnutCreature Without Building is a striking debut publication from Ray Vincent Mills, a poet of exceptional skill and tenacity. The subtle at times surreal imagery only serves to underscore the fragmentation of identity provoked by hostile and challenging contemporary cultural politics. At the same time, the poems contained within are laced through with the rawness of lived experience and the precision of authentic observation. In their work, Vincent