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New poetry collection explores illness and the body
Original: "Language fails. Is a volley of birds Splatting on glass. You know it when she asks How are you or they say feeling bett
Matthew Haigh's poetry collection, published by Salt Books, is being discussed for its raw take on serious illness and the body. The collection uses fractured language — including an image of birds splattering on glass — to capture the disorientation of sickness and the awkward exchanges of 'How are you?' that follow. Readers say it resonates with their own experiences of illness and recovery.
Why now: Readers are sharing the collection because its portrayal of illness and the body rings true to personal experience.
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- "Language fails. Is a volley of birds Splatting on glass. You know it when she asks How are you or they say feeling better now?" Matthew Haigh's poetry collection from Salt Books explores serious illness, & the body, in a way too many of us will recognise. I certainly do... #… · LordWoolamaloo@mastodon.scot · 2
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