Following on from his award-winning first collection of poems, Sweeping the Light Back into the Mirror, Nathan Shepherdson has produced a new collection that firmly establishes him as an accomplished Australian poet. Shepherdson works with minimalism, lyricism and surrealism, with images always to the fore. The writing is spare and meticulous and shows an intense and cohesive artistic vision. From a brilliant and evocative re-imagining of the life of Austrian poet Trakl to a monologue for two people that traces the contours of desire and longing, Apples with Human Skin offers a stimulating and entirely fresh reading experience.