Swell by Maria Ferguson Barbican Press looks at the writer's Cypriot/British

looks at the writer's Cypriot/British mixed heritage

And there isn’t a single mention of You Know What

Lauder is not afraid to delve beneath the surface of white masculinites

The houses and landscapes of childhood exert a strong presence in Silent in Finisterre

Swell by Maria Ferguson Barbican Press looks at the writer's Cypriot/BritishEloquent and uncompromising, Swell explores the triumphs and hardships of the journey to new motherhood through pregnancy, miscarriage, birth and beyond In the consultation room I stared at the purple flowers in their purple vase and imagined my insides: an ocean, a cave, a storm. Maria Ferguson's second poetry collection is a raw and powerful documentation of one woman's experience of becoming a mother. Against a backdrop of the sounds and sensations