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In Rosalind Easton's lively and inventive debut collection, everyday objects are invested with glamour and drama: a mascara wand and a pair of peacock suede stilettos are brought to life in poems exploring the complexities of relationships, and a Mayfair lingerie store provides the setting for a transformative bra fitting experience. A diverse range of literary and cultural references inspires several poems, with the poet's grandmother coming back to life as a book to 'play intellectual drinking games with Shakespeare', and Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor taking over the running of a secondary school. In other poems, Tilda Swinton's magazine photo shoot as David Bowie sparks an exploration of the relationship between history and identity, and a night at the Shepherd's Bush Empire with Suede becomes a celebration of the enduring power of teenage memories.
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"Every page reveals elegant instruments of wordplay ... It's nigh on impossible to single out a poem that does not feel fully achieved. Here is dancer's poetry, fleet of foot, lithe and immersed in the fine detail of the body ... This is poetry possessed of lyrical freshness and originality. It's lightheartedness is also laugh-out-loud funny at times ... A highly accomplished first short collectio
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