An astonishing musical quality resonates throughout this collection, full of echoes and recapitulations tying the epic range of material together. From fairy tales to the Bible, Jerusalem to Hollywood, Cromwell to the Suffragettes, cafes to graveyards, the reader is taken to iconic times and landmarks, to breathe in the herbs of history. This is a world where whipped cream is not innocent, just as William Morris wallpaper has significance. Here chance encounters and solitary confinements constantly push at what communication, language and, ultimately, poetry can do. As rich in emotional truth as intellectual risk, this collection always provides enough space for the reader to enter its playful, if unsettling, symphony and engage wholeheartedly.

About the Author
Michelene Wandor is a playwright, poet, short story writer, reviewer, broadcaster, theatre historian and musician. With degrees from Cambridge and Essex universities and from Trinity College / University of London, she has taught in Britain at the Guildhall School of Drama, London, the City Lit, London, London Metropolitan University and at various universities abroad. Recipient of many awards and nominations, particularly for her radio dramatisations, Michelene Wandor is a prolific and widely published writer. She is also an accomplished musician, performing Renaissance and Baroque music with her early music group, The Siena Ensemble.


Book Information
ISBN 9781904614531
Author Wandor
Format Paperback
Page Count 80
Imprint Arc Publications
Publisher Arc Publications