Cliff Notes by Kathryn O'Driscoll Seren magpie-like

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he channels energy from animated sounds and memories to remind us that ‘the only hope is to be the daylight’

but perhaps also with a tongue placed securely in the cheek

Linda Anderson is Professor of English and American Literature at Newcastle University where she was the founder of both the Newcastle Centre for the Literary Arts (2009) and the annual Newcastle Poetry Festival

Cliff Notes by Kathryn O'Driscoll Seren magpie-likeKathryn ODriscolls debut collection comes from the edge of being alive, being sane, and being heard. Exploring grief, sexual abuse, mental illness, isolation and recovery, Cliff Notes forms the story of many losses and what is left behind. Poetry from the precipice oscillating between beauty and brutality, Cliff Notes examines how our experiences shape our ideas about who we are. Intrusive thoughts, metaphor, and facts are woven together until reality