Sharp, gritty and warm by turns ... an overview of the mingled corruptions, humour and blessings of living in ... modern Britain.
The Skinny

The language is working hard with remarkable force. Wright is an angry poet, excoriating the lies and wickedness of contemporary Britain. He is also capable of writing powerful and moving narrative verse about people and places that are profoundly unpoetic in any traditional or generally accepted way. You could read this aloud to an audience, hush the gossping crowd, and make them weep.
David Malcolm, Poetry Salzburg Review

Wright's a balladeer for our time ... an f-bombing William Blake, but mitigating this with moments of tenderness gives this collection breath-taking range and power.
John Field, Poor Rude Lines

Life in today’s Britain takes its toll on so many, including the characters in the poems, and no contemporary poet understands or conveys that better than [Luke] Wright.
Jacqueline Saphra, The Poetry School

The Toll is a rich collection that is diversely peppered with the comedic and the moving. A master of sound, [Wright] invokes the traditional poetry canon and places it with the decidedly modern reflections of the state of England in 2017.
Chloe Vaughan, The Manchester Review