This collection is about women's experiences of work, the city, menopause and ancestry. The poems have a touch as deft as the seamstresses and other craftspeople who populate the book. They are funny, political and lyrical. Wills shapes the metaphorical and physical terrain of the female body in an original, essential way. In one section, the poems are weighted with the visceral routine of daily life, in another, short poems fly with disruption; physical and emotional changes lead to unease and wonderment. It is a book of enchantment and observation, presenting the power of simple language to convey large and thrilling ideas, relying on often natural images to convey the political in the personal, the value of love and the depth of impermanence.

About the Author
Jackie Wills has published four collections of poetry; the most recent is Commandments (Arc, 2007). Her first, Powder Tower (Arc) was shortlisted for the 1995 T S Eliot Prize and was a Poetry Book Society recommendation. In 2004, Mslexia selected her as one of the top 10 new poets of the decade. Her work appears on a dress by designer Helen Storey, in the animated film Alphabetic and on a path by potter Julian Belmonte as well as in several anthologies. She has worked as a journalist, editor and creative writing tutor and undertaken a number of residencies in businesses and schools.


Book Information
ISBN 9781906570835
Author Jackie Wills
Format Paperback
Page Count 80
Imprint Arc Publications
Publisher Arc Publications