Roadworks is a startling, often witty, collection of poetry capturing the life on Manchester’s A6 Corridor. Resident poets lay bare their dreams, frustrations and memories of the area and give voice to the colourful characters you are likely to encounter on the 192 bus route. Sex, drugs and traffic congestion – it’s all in here! day in may by Julie Campbell –

after the thunderstorm

I tasted

new paths in my brain

formed of

wet petals

freshly

washed.

3am;

indistinct light

and we are

heading toward the longest

day

after which

our horizons

are cropped.