"A stone is lobbed in '84, hangs like a star over Orgreave. Welcome to Sheffield. Border-land, our town of miracles..." -Scab
From the clash between striking miners and police to the delicate conflicts in personal relationships, Helen Mort's stunning debut is marked by distance and division. Named for a street in Sheffield, this is a collection that cherishes specificity: the particularity of names; the reflections the world throws back at us; the precise moment of a realization. Distinctive and assured, these poems show us how, at the site of conflict, a moment of creation...
"A stone is lobbed in '84, hangs like a star over Orgreave. Welcome to Sheffield. Border-land, our town of miracles..." -Scab
The brillilant second collection from Next Generation Poet, T.S. Eliot and Costa shortlisted poet, Helen Mort. 'When we climb alone en cordee feminine, we are magicians of the Alps - we make the routes we follow disappear.' Helen Mort's riveting second collection is inspired by her two greatest passions: mountaineering and running. In odes to the young women who tramped the Alps in their skirts and petticoats, long hemlines and 'fashionable shoes', here are poems inspired by Miss Jemima Morrell, a young woman from...
The brillilant second collection from Next Generation Poet, T.S. Eliot and Costa shortlisted poet, Helen Mort. 'When we climb alo...
The debut novel from the brilliant and award-winning poet Helen MortAlexa is a police community support officer whose world feels unstable. Caron, Alexa's girlfriend, is pushing her away and pushing herself even harder.
The debut novel from the brilliant and award-winning poet Helen MortAlexa is a police community support officer whose world feels unstable. Caron, A...
In a fast-paced world, The Wild Verses invites you to slow down, reflect and to seek solace through poetry and nature. From consoling words of hope and healing to meditations on love and friendship, this beautiful collection has a poem for every feeling. Accompanied by emotive illustrations of animals in the wild, this is a poetry collection to be returned to again and again. The perfect gift book for fans of Donna Ashworth and Charlie Mackesy.
In a fast-paced world, The Wild Verses invites you to slow down, reflect and to seek solace through poetry and nature. From consoling words of hope...
