From the islands of the Pacific to Britain and Ireland and back again, Catherine Fitchett’s long-awaited first collection is populated by people past and present, real and imaginary, and sometimes both at once. A mirror holds a daughter’s past, a building unmakes itself, and the one that you love turns out to be “72.8% water and 4.9% grudges”. Those who know her work will be delighted to see so many fine poems finally brought together. Everyone else will wonder how they didn’t know about her already.
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Small New Zealand Publisher
Publication date: 08/08/2023
