Chronic Women / Menywod Cronig edited by Hanan Issa and Gwyneth Lewis John Manson The poet inhabits the voice

The poet inhabits the voice of a goldfish through a series of linguistically experimental poems which plunge us into the glass bowl and invite us to gaze out

Crossing—translated by award-winning translator Kareem James Abu-Zeid—is a powerful chronicle of uprootedness

reviewing Longley’s previous book Angel Hill

everything is at stake—it’s all or nothing

The work is part of an ongoing exploration of this material and associated themes such as colour

Chronic Women / Menywod Cronig edited by Hanan Issa and Gwyneth Lewis John Manson The poet inhabits the voiceThis is a bilingual anthology of new writing (poetry) from 13 women poets of Wales who suffer with pain and or chronic illness and health conditions. The aim of the book is to bring about change in legislation, and a voice for the women of Wales (and beyond) who are not given the autonomy and power of voice to speak up about their own bodies within the patriachal healthcare system. The book will be distributed in GP surgeries and healthcare settings