Poet and author Michael Simmons Roberts’ intensely personal reflection on his relationship with Messiaen’s masterpiece Quartet for the End of Time was named the Big Issue Book of the Year in 2025. Join him at Forum Books for an exploration of just how intertwined Messiaen’s musical world has been with his own. ‘This is a book of gravitas, wrangling with some of the most profound existential issues regarding what it is to be human….moving, intelligent and thought provoking’ The Big Issue