The heart is perhaps the most widely used symbol in poetry-ubiquitous and cross-cultural, the heart is an organ of perception, one of the body's brains as well as an image of romantic love, joy and despair. Setting out to explore 'the flesh and blood of the organ' in this journey of a transplant, Jacqueline Haskell excavates the metaphor with extraordinary intelligence and skill. Moving from science to the heart as an organ of memory, passion and so much more, the poetry in this collection is inventive and perspective-shifting, layering fact and emotion, folklore and ritual, mortality and life. Fascinating and deeply moving, Takotsubo is a compelling collection made all the ore so by its precision and suppleness of language.

About the Author
Jacqueline Haskell has an MA in Creative Writing from Birkbeck, University of London. Her first poetry collection, Stroking Cerberus, was published by Myriad Editions in 2020 as part of the Spotlight Books series for underrepresented writers. Her poems have appeared in Atrium, Brittle Star, Dream Catcher, The High Window, Anomaly Literary Journal, Ink Sweat & Tears and The Broken Spine, amongst others. Her short stories and flash fiction have won prizes in numerous literary competitions, including the Bridport Prize and the Asham Award, and her debut novel, The Auspice, was a finalist in both the 2018 Bath Novel Award and the 2020 Cinnamon International Literature Prize.


Book Information
ISBN 9781788641616
Author Jacqueline Haskell
Format Paperback
Page Count 82
Imprint Cinnamon Press
Publisher Cinnamon Press