The poems in this collection cunningly infuse realism with elements of fantasy, myth, fables, and fairytales in the process redefining and renegotiating the world. Presented with an astonishing technical versatility and inimitable style, themes include love, revenge, rage, and darkly misplaced desires, with settings where childhood and innocence collide with physical disability and death. Humor, both whimsical and wicked, abounds throughout, but it is the poet’s nuanced voice that ultimately stands out, with an innate sense of rhythm, control, structure, and form to bring such magical realism to life.
Gail Dendy is a knowledge manager and information specialist for a large international law firm, where her duties involve research and editorial work. She has worked as an advertising copywriter, a newswriter, a compiler of poetry programs for South African radio, and an assistant editor at the South African Law Journal.
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