A Sword Found in an English River (2024-)

Crump’s first major series since the COVID-19 pandemic, A Sword Found in an English River draws upon imagery from the European Middle Ages, where nature and magic intertwined in public consciousness. By creating imagery and text focussing on the intrinsic fear of holy order, Crump creates a series unlike anything he’s previously made before.

The poem entitled There is only more blade at the end of this knife won Crump the Coda Poet Laureate Prize with The Fifth Corner based in Canada.