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Dzifa Benson

Monster

Publication Date: 24 Oct 2024

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Monster is a bold and lyrical exploration of the Black female body as a site of oppression and resistance. At its heart is a brilliantly imagined study of the world of Sarah Baartman, aka the Hottentot Venus, a Khoikhoi woman from South Africa who was displayed in freak shows in 19th-century Europe. In her multi-faceted, highly inventive title-sequence Dzifa Benson frames Baartman’s...

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Helen Ivory

Constructing a Witch

Publication Date: 24 Oct 2024

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Nia Davies

Votive Mess

Publication Date: 24 Oct 2024

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Sarah Holland-Batt

The Jaguar

Publication Date: 19 Sep 2024

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Fleur Adcock

Collected Poems

Publication Date: 10 Feb 2024

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J.H. Prynne

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News & Publicity

Dzifa Benson's debut Monster reviewed in The Guardian & Telegraph

Dzifa Benson's debut collection Monster reviewed in The Guardian & as Poetry Book of the Month for October in The Telegraph. Poem of the Week feature in The Guardian.

News & Publicity

Fleur Adcock (1934-2024)

We are immensely saddened by news of the death of Fleur Adcock, aged 90. Tributes on BBC Radio 4's Last Words, in The Telegraph, Guardian and online.

Poetry Events

Sarah Holland-Batt UK Tour

Australian poet Sarah Holland-Batt is on tour in the UK in Oct & Nov to launch her retrospective The Jaguar; readings still to come in St Andrews, Cambridge, Leeds,...

Poetry Events

Launch reading by Marie Howe, Philip Gross and David Constantine

Marie Howe, Philip Gross and David Constantine launch their new books online on Friday 8 November, 7pm GMT. Watch live or later on our YouTube channel