Poetry. Edited by Michelle Tudor. From language and love, to distance
and death, ISLANDS ARE BUT MOUNTAINS--a fresh and enthralling new
anthology from Platypus Press--brings together thirty-five of the most
daring and urgent voices in contemporary poetry from across the United
Kingdom.
Featuring poems from: Rachael Allen, Anthony Anaxagorou, Raymond
Antrobus, Dean Atta, Charlotte Baldwin, Khairani Barokka, Emily Blewitt,
Leo Boix, Natalie Linh Bolderston, Rachel Bower, Nancy Campbell, Joe
Carrick-Varty, Mary Jean Chan, Jenna Clake, Sarala Estruch, Carrie
Etter, Rowan Evans, Dai George, Harry Josephine Giles, Remi Graves,
Caroline Hardaker, Sara Hirsch, Ian Humphreys, Omotara James, Nadine
Aisha Jassat, Meena Kandasamy, Bryony Littlefair, Nick Makoha, André
Naffis-Sahely, Cristina Navazo-Eguía Newton, Alycia Pirmohamed, Nina
Mingya Powles, Stephen Sexton, Jennifer Lee Tsai, and Jemilea
Wisdom-Baako.
In a world noisy with cacophony and kerfuffle, here are strong, clear
voices to help you make sense of what's happening and to begin to do
something about it. This is language that dances with purpose, that
sings with a sense of mission. Listen to these voices, hear them
call.--Ian McMillan
To say that this anthology is a breath of fresh air risks cliché, and
this book avoids cliché at every turn--the poems are urgent, surprising,
daring, astute, and nuanced. Here are poems to cry to, laugh to, and
live with. Compelling new work.--Helen Mort
