Guarding the Flame Hassan Nasr

Guarding the Flame Hassan NasrTaking its title from the myth surrounding St Bridgid's flame in Kildare, Guarding the Flame explores women's voices from Irish history and myth, from the every day woman in the market who imagines herself transformed if only briefly, to the voice of the river goddess Sionna, to Joyce's Nora Barnacle. The collection contains poems of nature, of myth, of travel in Europe, Nepal and Africa. There are poems examining belonging unbelonging, metamorphosis,

And when Avatar’s narratives of the experiences of his past selves are revealed to have an authenticity that cannot be explained away

writer and cultural advisor Issa Makhlouf

The source of worth

and his poetry

He is Honorary Professor in the Centre for Translation and Comparative Cultural Studies at the University of Warwick

Every fan of poetry and women's writing will find their own surprises and pleasures in this collection

and her short-story collection The Ladies are Upstairs by Peepal Tree in 2011

Reza Baraheni and the late Miroslav Jancic are now well known internationally for their writing in English

Sophia Parnok

high-brown Nanette Hinckson

hoof-churned mud

Stefan Weidner: Writing the Self