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Preface by Alasdair Gray
Blasting into the future, across alien worlds and distant galaxies, fantastic technologies and potential threats to humanity, Where Rockets Burn Through brings science fiction and poetry together in one explosive, genre-busting collection. Discover an array of poems by more than forty contemporary UK writers, including Edwin Morgan, Jane Yolen, Ron Butlin, WN Herbert, Ken MacLeod and Kirsten Irving, plus an exclusive essay on Sci-fi poetry by Steve Sneyd.
Jump in, strap up and switch on the photon cannon
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Russell Jones is an Edinburgh-based writer, editor and researcher. His collection of science fiction poems, The Last Refuge, was published in 2009 by Forest Press. He co-moderates the poetry department of writersdock.org, writes articles on children's literature for therustykey.com and travel articles for exploration-online.com. He is guest editor for The Interdisciplinary Science Review and is currently completing a PhD in Creative Writing and tutoring in Scottish Literature at Edinburgh University. He has researched and published on Edwin Morgan's science fiction poetry.
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