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'Austin is a fable maker
but what we are made of
destined to be wasted
and its blend of humanity and power make it one of the best first collections of poetry to come out of America in years
October by Nur Turkmani David Kinloch 'Austin is a fable makerShortlisted for The Jerwood Prize for Best First Collection 2026 October in Lebanon is heavy with memory. The euphoria of the 2019 revolution feels far away, its anniversaries marked by crisis, war and the genocide in Gaza. Across multiple Octobers, Nur Turkmani meditates on rupture, transformation and the quiet undoing and remaking of relationships during collective catastrophe. Part archive, part love letter, her debut poetry collection holds the
