Carcanet Press Ltd Joy

A powerful collection exploring loss, remembrance, and the female experience. The poems in Joy mark a new departure for Sasha Dugdale, expressing a dialogue with writers such as Don Mee Choi and Maria Stepanova. Dugdale combines an interest in the historical fate of women with the fictional shaping of history. In the abundant range of voices in Joy, she attempts to redress the linear nature of remembrance and history and restore the 'maligned and misaligned'. This collection is for readers of contemporary poetry interested in: The historical experiences of women Themes of identity and remembrance New perspectives on love and despair ...