Nil Nil Av Don Paterson

<p><b>Nil Nil</b>, Don Paterson''s first volume of poetry, won the Forward Prize for Best First Collection in 1993 and heralded the arrival of a major new talent. The book presented a new and urgent poetry of dream-life, mystery and music, sexual obsession and the consolations of drink - all delivered with great formal skill and imaginative daring.<br><br>''One of the finest first books of poems I''ve read for ages.'' Paul Muldoon<br><br>''If you are wondering whether great poems are still being written, you ought to read Don Paterson''s.'' Charles Simic<br><br>''One of the most ferociously talented of all British poets.'' Catherine Lockerbie</p>