"Tempest has forged their own voice, unlike anything else in the mainstream poetry world." - The Independent

Bergin's perceptions are sharp, her senses of history, community, and relationships deep and acute, and her technical control over language and form is assured and graceful - Tower Poetry

'Every time I think a new thought I can smell an old one burning.' Emily Berry

"This is sanity speaking, with a mask of tragedy pulled up from its face. This is a stunning poet arguing with the failing authority of her culture, the whole Silk Road curled up and hissing by her feet." Valzhyna Mort

pared-down precision and scorching intensity - Helen Dunmore