Erin Shiel's debut collection brings together insightful vignettes about the arc of maturity to womanhood, exploring kindness, grief and the neglected beauty of everyday life. The collection slips through multiple identities, interleaving ekphrasis with lyric and nature poems. The effect is a dynamic tension between fiction and truth, invention and autobiography. Many of the poems, imbued with nostalgia, reclaim the liminality of girlhood, as an opportunity to form identity. A ghost girl character appears guiding the reader through the sections of the collection, with poems related in turn to the themes of girlhood, identity, finding mettle and contemplating nature. With whimsy and playfulness, emotional insight and nuance, Girl on a Corrugated Roof uses empathy and the natural environment to draw art out of the gallery and into our everyday lives.
By:
Erin Shiel Imprint: Recent Work Press Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
Spine: 6mm
Weight: 132g ISBN:9780645651232 ISBN 10: 0645651230 Pages: 96 Publication Date:01 June 2023 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
