The gorgeous, crystalline debut collection from rising star Liz Berry.
In "Black Country," Liz Berry takes us home: to Wrens Nest, Gosty Hill, Bilston; to the summer where she first learned to talk; to the woods where the secrets are hidden. A parade of riotous characters abound: the Bone Orchard Wench, the Lady Rotcatcher, Carmella 'Ower Lady of the Hairdresser'.
But her poems also transport us into other, different worlds of the poet's imagination: the memories and magic of childhood to the dawning of adulthood and the dark, sweet mysteries of love and sexuality. Ablaze with energy...

*'The Republic of Motherhood' shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best Single Poem*`I crossed the border into the Republic of Motherhoodand found it a queendom, a wild queendom.'In this bold and resonant gathering of poems, Liz Berry turns her distinctive voice to the transformative experience of new motherhood.