Bycatch by Caroline Smith Samantha Wynne-Rhydderch the poems delight the reader

the poems delight the reader

the knowledge of our mortal selves

results in a cacophony of voices that bring together what life has torn apart

this collection is by turns light and aching

World Poetry Slam Champion Harry Baker’s latest collection is his most ambitious yet

Bycatch by Caroline Smith Samantha Wynne-Rhydderch the poems delight the readerShortlisted for The Forward Prize for Best Collection 2026 A deep sea trawler, dementia destroys all life in its path: friendships, the symbiosis of family and ultimately the self. In Bycatch, a new collection by the Ted Hughes Prize shortlisted poet Caroline Smith, these poems ask where personhood is when memory and language are gone. They chart the faltering years of a life gradually scraped bare by dementia yet find amongst the isolation and