...by the second poem her changelings were creeping under my skin. A quiet horror permeates the collection.... The more I read of these legends and lore revisited the more I came by the impression that I could have just as easily been reading Carol Ann Duffy, because Kitty Coles too has that enviable talent of seeming to lull one with the predictable and then nudging one awake.- The Journal... The language is rich, the images from myths and folk tales unsettling, and the overall effect is captivating. It certainly made a huge impression on me and I can see why it won the Indigo Dreams pamphlet competition...- Algebra of OwlsThere are echoes of Freud, Kafka and Bettelheim in Kitty Coles' remarkable debut collection, which won the Indigo Dreams Pamphlet Prize 2016. The imagery is frequently startling, the undercurrents frequently dark and unsettling. A memorable and impressive debut.- The Frogmore Papers...This is a wonderful collection which is full of surprises...- Reach Poetry