Thin Spells by Kristina Diprose Ali Lewis A poly-vocal and multifaceted debut

A poly-vocal and multifaceted debut which is unafraid to confront the shame and stigma of HIV

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One of the most important books of illustrated poetry in English literature

Logan Dankworth

Thin Spells by Kristina Diprose Ali Lewis A poly-vocal and multifaceted debutThin Spells is a startling collection, in which the present is powerfully haunted by the ecological past. The poems are shot through with teeth, fur and feathers: from 'Cat Calling Card', charged with the energy of the hunt, to the snarling heart of 'Monokoke,' to the unsettling transformation of 'On Mother's Day' where the speaker slips 'into otter skin.' The poems consistently blur the unstable line between the animal and human and celebrate