When We Were Almost Like Men Tim Cresswell Parallel to the world of

Parallel to the world of the political leaders is the tight bond between their sons

and he died forgotten and destitute

Hamdy Abowgliel Excerpts from Thieves in Retirement

some fifty years back

Selected poems of:

When We Were Almost Like Men Tim Cresswell Parallel to the world ofWhen We Were Almost Like Men explores the world of the modern courier industry, the working lives of the men and women caught inside the machinery of the modern city. From controllers to couriers, telephonists to mechanics, supervisors to sales reps, Martin Hayes is a guide to a kind of hell that is simultaneously fascinating, depressing, hopeless and hilarious, exploring what it means to hold down a job when all the odds seem to be stacked against