Serpent and Stone by Mari Ellis Dunning & Natalie Ann Holborrow Greg Gilbert edited by Deborah Alma

edited by Deborah Alma

telling the story of an older woman and a younger one who become lovers in the isolation of their remote home

Giovan Alonzi

this carefully chosen anthology moves its focus to those most deeply involved in the wonders of Christmas

Serpent and Stone by Mari Ellis Dunning & Natalie Ann Holborrow Greg Gilbert edited by Deborah AlmaSerpent and Stone is a collaborative sequence by Mari Ellis Dunning and Natalie Ann Holborow that hands the mic to the women sidelined, simplified, or demonised by inherited stories. Moving through five sections, from fairy tales and Greek myth to Shakespearean figures, canonical literature and biblical archetypes, the book writes in paired poems that speak across each other, rethreading voice, motive, and agency. These monologues are sharp, sensual,