Description
Fourth collection from the Eric Gregory Award-winning poet; Dugdale's Forward-Prize-winning poem `Joy' gives its title to this major collection of long poems and sequences; Addresses the current sense of international unease; Features poems commissioned by the British Library for the anniversary of Alice in Wonderland; Combines an open interest in the historical fate of women and particularly women-creators, and an interest in the fictional and dangerous shaping of history.
About the Author
Sasha Dugdale is a poet, translator and playwright. She has published three collections of poetry with Carcanet, Notebook, The Estate, and Red House. In 2017 she was awarded a Cholmondeley Prize. Between 2012 and 2017 she was editor of Modern Poetry in Translation. She is co-director of the Winchester Poetry Festival.
Reviews
'Addictive writing, compelling and tender.' Malika Booker
Awards
Winner of The Poetry Book Society Winter Choice Award 2017 and Forward Prize for Best Single Poem ('Joy') 2016.
Book Information
ISBN 9781784105037
Author Sasha Dugdale
Format Paperback
Page Count 64
Imprint Carcanet Press Ltd
Publisher Carcanet Press Ltd
Dimensions(mm) 216mm * 135mm * 6mm