The Heartlands is the second book by the new rising star of English poetry John Denny. Following the acclaimed Englandcollapsed, Denny brings us a great epic poem about the classical battle between the heart and the head. It goes to the core of what poetry means in the modern world, where poetry is more than a feeling for language, it is the feeling of language. As Denny says 'We all know the words, the point is to make them dance and sing.' 'T.S. Eliot meets Joy Division.' New Wave Review 'An Iliad for our times.' The Review