James Lasdun's books include The Fall Guy and Give Me Everything You Have- On Being Stalked. He teaches creative writing at Columbia University and reviews regularly for the Guardian. His work has been filmed by Bernardo Bertolucci (Besieged) and he co-wrote the films Sunday, which won Best Feature and Best Screenplay awards at Sundance, and Signs and Wonders, starring Charlotte Rampling and Stellan Skarsg rd.
The title sequence both sends up and celebrates the talking cure -- Mark Sanderson * Sunday Telegraph * Water Sessions is a collection of fine psychological acuity and astringent beauty -- Adam Newey * Guardian * Sharp, slicing imagery gives Lasdun's poetry its deep notch of truth * New York Times * [D]eeply literary, but cool as well... Urbane excursions in pastoral, these verses will ensure there are laurels on Lasdun's brow for many years to come -- Giles Foden * Guardian * ”It Isn’t Me” will doubtless illicit a pang of recognition from many readers; “Blues for Samson”, a candid but measured take on the capricious male libido, also deserves mention. In their reflective patter, formal dexterity, serio-comic tones and depth of feeling, these are the stand-out poems in an excellent book. -- Ben Wilkinson * TLS *