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*SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2022 FORWARD PRIZE FOR BEST COLLECTION*
'A raw, tender, potent collection' - JESSICA ANDREWS
'Gorgeous poems - profound, exploratory, wild, playful - and completely now' - RUTH PADEL
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The brilliant new collection from T.S. Eliot Prize and Costa Award shortlisted poet Helen Mort
Let me kneel…
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Beautiful, haunting poetry and an outstanding use of language
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