Two female lovers separate. Alone in her apartment, surrounded by books and memories, the narrator learns to heal her wounds as the days pass by. Written in the form of a personal diary, the collection Yo-Yo Heart is made up of five parts, each a rite of passage, as the voice moves through the main stages of grief.

Debut collection from Canadian-Haitian poet translated here for the first time into English

About the Author
Stuart Bell is a translator of French literature. He studied Modern Languages at the University of Cambridge where he was later Translator in Residence (2021). His previous publications include Bird Me (2021), which was shortlisted for the 2022 Oxford-Weidenfeld Prize, and Yo-yo Heart which was selected by the Poetry Book Society as their 2022 Winter Translation Choice. He also edited the 2021 collection Moving Impressions: Essays on Art and Experience, the inaugural issue of The South London Cultural Review. Laura Doyle Pean: They are a poet and an activist, currently studying law at McGill University in Montreal. Born with a love for literature, they have worked in bookstores and also have a degree in communication and cinema from Cegep Limoilou. Yo-yo Heart is their first book.


Book Information
ISBN 9781739954758
Author Stuart Bell
Format Paperback
Page Count 102
Imprint The 87 Press
Publisher The 87 Press