Beautiful Nowhere by Louisa Campbell

Beautiful Nowhere by Louisa Campbell

Louisa Campbell's vivid, unflinchingly honest poems encompass themes of childhood trauma, madness, dissociation, psychosis and even an exorcism. Yet these are poems of joy as much as despair, always looking towards the furthest we can see; a beautiful nowhere.

"Louisa Campbell writes resonant, musical poemsThey smuggle the difficult textures and weight of trauma into language that shimmers with clarity and a wonderful lightness of touch. They avoid simpli­fying, ever alert to the doubleness of experience. Even the bleakest moments here are often transformed by relentless energy and a playful eye: “Grab on tight to all your grief”, one speaker urges, while another watches as “The sky falls, magnificent as a tumbling ballroom chandelier.” The lively voices and characters that people these pages compel attention, leading the reader along unsafe edges towards rapturous heights." – John McCullough, author of Reckless Paper Birds, winner of the 2020 Hawthornden Prize

Louisa Campbell lives with her husband, daughter and rescue dog in Kent, England. She worked as a mental health nurse for many years before she began writing in her fifties. Beautiful Nowhere is her first full collection of poems.

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ISBN 13	9781911052043
ISBN 10	1911052047
Title	Beautiful Nowhere
Author	Louisa Campbell
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Boatwhistle Books
Year published	2021-05-12
Number of pages	90
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