Incarnation by Clare Pollard Stack To contain these contradictory impulses

To contain these contradictory impulses and

unstoppable narratives of Prophets (a dramatic celebration of the resources of Jamaican popular culture as well as an exploration of the ambiguous nature of inspiration and prophecy

'The Explosion'

journeying

judged by Ian Duhig and Mimi Khalvati

Incarnation by Clare Pollard Stack To contain these contradictory impulsesThe poems in Clare Pollards new collection Incarnation are about our children and the stories that we tell them. Whether looking at the discourse around pregnancy, describing the pain of childbirth or thinking about surveillance at soft play, they blur the personal and political. Pinocchio, Hamelin, Alice and The Tiger who Came to Tea make appearances alongside biblical tales: the ark, the whales belly, the Moses basket in the rushes. There are poems