Liz Bahs

 
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Liz Bahs
Poetry Collection
Stay Bones
Pin Drop Press
January 2020

Hambidge Fellow Liz Bahs’s debut collection of poetry straddles continents and generations – from a childhood in America to an adult life in the UK, from long-dead relatives to loved ones today. A family history is brought alive in a photographic sequence: “Through green shagpile fields, she gallops on / tiptoe” (Chicken Pox Nude), while in University of Florida: Jennings Hall we meet Lisa: ‘in the hallway, between the toilets / and the fire escape, skinny Lisa roller-skated / in her underwear, Budweiser in hand”. We also encounter Tony “in silver stilettos, tunes his voice higher”, a sex worker called Victoria, and the pilot of Flight 1549 who landed his plane on the Hudson river. A poignant medley of insights and characters, delivered with wit and grace, this collection lingers after the final page.

To read more about Liz’ Hambidge residency and her poetry, check out her blog When You Read to Me.

 
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