Tree

Authors
- Natalie Whittaker
Publisher
- Verve Poetry Press

Language: English
Format
Category: Lyric Poetry

'one day I wake up and it's November / bare branches are faulty umbilical cords / failing to implant the sky' In Tree, Natalie Whittaker is writing about her personal experience of stillbirth and the mental illness that can follow such a traumatic event. It is a subject that is still rarely addressed in poetry, writing or conversation. That she is able to do so here, in eighteen intricate, carefully crafted poems, in a way that is engaging, communicative, distressing and yet also beautiful, is a testament to her abilities as a poet, her strong grasp on the power of language and the power of her imagination. With these powers, she brings a harrowing subject close up and enables the reader to truly feel, to see, to understand, to share. It is a brave and necessary work, wonderfully and heart-breakingly realised.

Release date

Ebook: 11 March 2021