{"title":"Siobhan Campbell","description":"Siobhán Campbell was born in Dublin. Her collections are \u003cem\u003eThe Permanent Wave\u003c\/em\u003e (The Blackstaff Press, 1996), \u003cem\u003eThe Cold That Burns\u003c\/em\u003e (The Blackstaff Press, 2000) and \u003cem\u003eCross-Talk\u003c\/em\u003e (Seren, 2009).\nShe has also published two chapbooks, \u003cem\u003eThat Water Speaks in Tongues\u003c\/em\u003e (Templar, 2008) and \u003cem\u003eDarwin Among the Machines\u003c\/em\u003e (Rack Press, 2009). She spent a number of years in New York and San Francisco and worked as Director of Wolfhound Press before joining the Faculty at Kingston University in London where she works as the Principal Lecturer and Course Leader of its MFA in Creative Writing. \n\nSiobhan Campbell reads from \u003cem\u003eIdentity Parade\u003c\/em\u003e:\n\n[youtube]http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XbbzMtH54OA[\/youtube]\n","products":[{"product_id":"cross-talk","title":"Cross-Talk","description":"Acerbic, cool, controlled, Siobhán Campbell gives us poetry with attitude. Many of the stories here start in Ireland and although the cadences are sweetly lyrical, the narratives are otherwise. Politics here is intrinsic to the tales of the sly, the warped, the landlady 'Mean as Ireland in the 50's'. Nature is deftly invoked as a counterpoint to human illusions. The apparently personal poems here are cast in a more tender, yet characteristically unsentimental light. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCampbell brings the lyric close to the conflicts that spur our passions, both personal and political. She often takes a dialectic approach, at times employing rhythmic narratives which act as an antidote to stark subject matter. While full of wit, this collection challenges the reader by dealing with fundamental questions of borders, identity, violence and responsibility.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The tension between the reality of violence in human nature and the aesthetics of her poetry is keenly felt. Her adroitness of balance is striking.\" \u003cbr\u003eS.J. Litherland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Poems that are fierce, luminous and clear-eyed; torpedoes lined with feather strokes.\" \u003cbr\u003eBernard O'Donoghue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"… there is an outstanding ear for the music of language… the rhymes and half-rhymes give the verse a rewarding sureness and slyness. Siobhán Campbell's sense of cadenced disturbance marks her out as someone worth listening to with attention.\"  \u003cbr\u003eRobert Crawford\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSiobhán Campbell\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Dublin, she is a graduate of University College, Dublin. She spent a number of years in New York and San Francisco and worked as Managing Editor of Wolfhound Press before joining Faculty at Kingston University in London. Widely published in the USA and UK, she has won awards in the National, Troubadour and Wigtown International competitions. Her other collections are \u003ci\u003eThe Permanent Wave\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe cold that burns\u003c\/i\u003e, (Blackstaff Press) and chapbooks \u003ci\u003eThat Water Speaks in Tongues\u003c\/i\u003e (Templar Poetry) and \u003ci\u003eDarwin among the machines\u003c\/i\u003e (Rack Press).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Seren","offers":[{"title":"Book","offer_id":1041022240,"sku":"9781854115096","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0441\/7369\/products\/2_2_b1630b16-cba4-443f-8fac-ef5506169367.jpeg?v=1752237044"},{"product_id":"womens-work-modern-women-poets-writing-in-english","title":"Women's Work: Modern Women Poets Writing in English","description":"Three years in the making, and with over 250 contributors, this generous selection of poetry by women with an emphasis on twentieth-century poetry in English features poets from the USA, Canada, England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Australia, and New Zealand.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn these 'Post-Feminist' times, is there a need for such a book? Is the literary establishment still as dominated by men as it once was? Who gets to decide the canon? Eva Salzman opens \u003ci\u003eWomen's Work\u003c\/i\u003e with a lively polemic, making the case for the women-only anthology with characteristic wit and flair. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArranged by thematic chapters that touch on various aspects of modern life, this anthology aims to be a touchstone of women's thoughts and experiences; to be entertaining and relevant as well as inclusive and representative of some of the best poetry published now. A thorough section devoted to author biographical details and credits will be of use to scholars and the curious who desire to read more work by the poets included.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Editors are the well-known poet Eva Salzman, and Poetry Editor Amy Wack, both Americans, graduates of Columbia writing programme in New York City, who have made the UK their home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou will find familiar names as well as new discoveries amongst the contributors: Fleur Adcock, Patience Agbabi, Moniza Alvi, Margaret Atwood, Sujata Bhatt, Colette Bryce, Siobhan Campbell, Amy Clampitt, Polly Clark, Wendy Cope, Toi Derricotte, Carol Ann Duffy, Christine Evans, U.A. 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