A lightness of touch combined with wit and insight distinguishes A Dress with Deep Pockets. The collection addresses themes of loss and change through memories of people and place and above all friendship. Here are poems that celebrate, offer solace and resonate far beyond the page. – Jane Clarke

Jen Feroze lives by the sea in Essex. A former Foyle Young Poet, her work has appeared in publications including Poetry Wales, Under The Radar, Magma, The Interpreter's House, And Other Poems, Berlin Lit and Butcher's Dog. She placed second in the 2022/2023 Magma Editors' Prize and was highly commended in the 2021 Spelt competition. Jen has edited anthologies for Black Bough Poetry and The Mum Poem Press, and her debut pamphlet Tiny Bright Thorns was published by Nine Pens in 2024.