The poems in Fail Safe engage with structures as well as the failures and traps of same, and the recognition that one shouldnât be distracted away from what is actually going on. [These] poems are incredibly muscular, dense and visceral, able to move with the speed of light. There is an element of the catch-all to Sheppyâs collection, deliberately constructing a book in which anything and everything might belong, fitting each piece up against the next both neatly and in a perfect jumble. - rob mclennan, poet
