Separation Anxiety

#3 on Edmonton Poetry Bestsellers list, April 3, 2022

Separation Anxiety follows the deterioration of a long-term relationship, interweaving poems dealing with the loneliness of immigration and the anxiety of separation from home. The idea was to explore the emotional toll of different kinds of separation and loss, but to do so without losing a sense of hope that things can get better. I think it's a book that a lot of people can relate to. Whether you're part of an immigrant community or not, separation is something we all go through at different times in our lives.—Gavin Bradley, The Quad, March 21, 2022

Bradley deals with difficult emotions he's revealing to a wider audience, a level of vulnerability and exposure that can be challenging. But it can also lead to something constructive, a release valve.—Justin Bell, Edmonton Journal, March 24, 2022

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"From its first 'soundless swan dive', Gavin Bradley's Separation Anxiety grips, immediate and compelling. Bradley's 'song-stew' lyricism, salted with the cadence of his native Belfast, simmers with vivid imagery, at times startling and unsettling. Peppered with uneasy ghosts of the Northern Ireland Troubles, foundered love and dicey characters (himself no less), this is 'holy water' with a sting to summon and salve the exiled and the albatrossed of heart. Separation Anxiety is a brilliant, potent, poignant and significant debut by a poet destined to make his mark."
Anne Casey, award-winning writer and poet

"Gavin Bradley writes with great heart, vulnerability, and an engaging lilt and lyricism, taking the reader on an unforgettable journey historically, geographically, and emotionally."
Joanna Lilley, author of Endlings