Malkin: An Ellegy in 14 Spels - Couverture souple

Ralphs, Camille

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1910139300 ISBN 13 : 9781910139301

Editeur : The Emma Press, 2015

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

'What impresses me about Malkin and its style, compared to related areas of the avant-garde, is the subtlety of the conceits. Much experimental writing ends up being just that clinical, something by which difference alone is measured. Ralphs transcends this. [...] She has a pure instinct for her own style, while drawing capably on a gritty, serious atmosphere that is the birthright of certain English poets from Gawain to Hughes; a kind of wit we associate more with Donne; a tenderness found in Rossetti s lyrics. There is something lasting about the poems.'
Tom Cook, Partisan

'[...] Camille Ralphs has offered up something very special with Malkin. It froths with tales of honesty and accusation into which are embedded the harrowing, grainy details of loppsyded children and dropsied glops of blud .'
Louise Essex, Cuckoo Review

'This pamphlet is a curious, engaging treatment of a bitter subject buried by time and the obscurity of women s history. Everything the pamphlet stirs up has relevant messages to modern feminism and even topics such as the relevance of capital punishment and how in some countries it is ongoing today. Also poignant are the themes of manipulation of facts through words which is of course an eternal theme.'
Sarah Gonnet, Cuckoo Review

'The little appendix towards the end of the pamphlet gives a little background on the identity of our storytellers and the relationships between them. I found myself flipping backwards and forwards almost compulsively, and it really did enrich the experience. You begin to see how dangerous and powerful words can be to convict, and whether you believe the confessions or sense the desperation in them, each narrator s play to be heard commands respect.'
Caroline M Hardaker

'This little book of 14 poems about the Pendle Witch trials takes you on a journey back in time to hear the sounds and live through the experiences, thoughts and feelings of those accused. [...] Within these poems you can hear their voices and feel their fear. You can t help but lament for them going through their ordeal in this dangerous and often ignorant time.'
--Susan Hackney, Appetite

Présentation de l'éditeur :

A book of poems about one of Britain s most famous witch prosecution, the Pendle Witch Trials.

Malkin is a vivid evocation of the trials of the Pendle Witches in 1612. The sequence of poems is delivered in the form of epitaphic monologues, with the accused men and women eerily addressing the reader with their confessions and pleas. Strikingly, poet Camille Ralphs has employed the technique of free spelling throughout the monologues, bringing out new meanings in familiar words and encouraging the reader to immerse themselves in the world of the poems.

Fully illustrated with woodcut-style drawings from Emma Wright.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: The Emma Press
• Date d'édition: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1910139300
• ISBN 13: 9781910139301
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 36
• Illustrateur: Wright Emma