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A Swan's Neck on the Butcher's Block Jenni Fagan

A Swan's Neck on the Butcher's Block By Jenni Fagan

A Swan's Neck on the Butcher's Block by Jenni Fagan


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Visceral, haunting and full of passion, verve and wit, this new collection from one of Scotlands most original voices examines and explores the soul of humanity. A Swans Neck on a Butchers Block is an achingly honest, vivid collection that dares to challenge ideas of what it is to live and to be alive.

A Swan's Neck on the Butcher's Block Summary

A Swan's Neck on the Butcher's Block by Jenni Fagan

The new collection from one of Scotlands most original voices.

Jenni Fagan converses with the poets of the past; through them, she communes with demons and explores a world that is continually at odds with itself.

The poet voyages, as ever, on the outskirts, calling out the nuances of class, of care, of misogyny and brutality. Yet even here, too, in her response, there is always love, humour, hope and defiance.

From one of Scotlands most original voices, this collection places the poets life under the microscope. Each line brims with verve and wit and absolutely soars. It is, at once, heartbreaking and haunting, visceral and challenging and full of raw passion. These poems sing like only someone who has traversed the most arduous roads, pen in hand, can.

A Swan's Neck on the Butcher's Block Reviews

'tender, witty and visceral, finally a new collection from the critically acclaimed poet Jenni Fagan'

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About Jenni Fagan

Jenni Fagan was born in Scotland. A published poet and novelist, she has won awards from Creative Scotland, Dewar Arts, Scottish Screen and Scottish Book Trust among others, and has twice been nominated for the Pushcart Prize. Jenni was selected as one of Grantas Best Young British Novelists after the publication of her debut novel, The Panopticon, which was shortlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize and the James Tait Black Prize. Her adaptation of The Panopticon was staged by the National Theatre of Scotland to great acclaim. The Sunlight Pilgrims, her second novel, was shortlisted for the Royal Society of Literature Encore Award and the Saltire Fiction Book of the Year Award and saw her win Scottish Author of the Year at the Herald Culture Awards. She lives in Edinburgh with her son.

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GOR013910788
9781846976766
1846976766
A Swan's Neck on the Butcher's Block by Jenni Fagan
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Birlinn General
2024-09-05
128
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