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A bold look at the inner lives of girls
An excellent collection. My favourite was definitely Hello Dark. In fact the third section was my favourite little collection. This is definitely a collect... READ MORE
Atmospheric.
A very nice little collection that combines the beautiful and grotesque in interesting and original ways. Wonderful language and imagery.
Beautiful ideas
What initially drew me to this book was the cover, a bizarre image of an elephant underwater with a flamingo balancing on its trunk. However reading throug... READ MORE
Beautiful & Grotesque
Reading these poems feels a bit like looking at the beautiful and grotesque in the face. Jen Campbell weaves her words to create a window into an almost fo... READ MORE
Synopsis
'I am impressed by the boldness, close to wildness, of Jen Campbell's imagination. As well as being fascinated, I take her very seriously.' - Christopher Reid Jen Campbell's first collection, The Girl Aquarium explores the realm of rotten fairy tales, the possession of body and the definition of beauty. Weaving between whispered science and circus, she turns a cracked mirror on society and asks who gets to control the twisted tales hiding in the wings.
- Publisher: Bloodaxe Books Ltd
- ISBN: 9781780374499
- Dimensions: 216 x 138 x 7 mm
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