Description
"She combs her hair long, a black sheet to cover the new mouth at the back of her neck, where angry stories leak out..." Behind the scenes in the life and mind of the award-winning poet, novelist, groundbreaking performance artist and singer with The March Violets, Rosie Garland (as in Judy). "You spend all that time trying to understand the world, its family relationships, friendships, social systems through a serial adventure of episodes mundane and or memorable. You spend all that time trying to fit into the human. Then, you are propelled into realisation through a life-threatening disease. Travelling not outward into the world but inward to the beating heart of the matter, you dive deep into the DNA. You are the resplendent there. You are the clicking queen of the insects. When you dress again in flesh and skin, you go amongst the sleeping humans and new and glittering worlds are left in your wake. Welcome to Rosie Garland!" - John Hyatt "One of the reasons I love Rosie's work so much is because she provides food for thought. She addresses issues that need addressing, and imagines the inner and outer landscapes we all inhabit with eloquence and grace. Shine your light, Rosie." - David Hoyle AKA The Divine David Adult poetry / LGBT+
About the Author
Recently named "literary hero" by The Skinny, Rosie is an award-winning poet, novelist and singer with post-punk band The March Violets. With a passion for language nurtured by libraries, she started out in spoken word, garnering praise from Apples and Snakes as "one of the country's finest performance poets". Her debut novel, The Palace of Curiosities [HarperCollins, 2013], was nominated for both The Desmond Elliott and the Polari First Book Prize and won Book of the Year in the Co-op Respect Awards 2013. Her second novel, Vixen [Borough Press, 2014], was a Green Carnation Prize nominee. Her third, The Night Brother, was published in 2017.
Reviews
"A national treasure." - Dead Good Poets Society
Book Information
ISBN 9780995501201
Author Rosie Garland
Format Paperback
Page Count 76
Imprint Flapjack Press
Publisher Flapjack Press
Dimensions(mm) 197mm * 134mm * 6mm
About the Author
Recently named "literary hero" by The Skinny, Rosie is an award-winning poet, novelist and singer with post-punk band The March Violets. With a passion for language nurtured by libraries, she started out in spoken word, garnering praise from Apples and Snakes as "one of the country's finest performance poets". Her debut novel, The Palace of Curiosities [HarperCollins, 2013], was nominated for both The Desmond Elliott and the Polari First Book Prize and won Book of the Year in the Co-op Respect Awards 2013. Her second novel, Vixen [Borough Press, 2014], was a Green Carnation Prize nominee. Her third, The Night Brother, was published in 2017.
Reviews
"A national treasure." - Dead Good Poets Society
Book Information
ISBN 9780995501201
Author Rosie Garland
Format Paperback
Page Count 76
Imprint Flapjack Press
Publisher Flapjack Press
Dimensions(mm) 197mm * 134mm * 6mm
