Vertigo & Ghost: Poems by Fiona Benson

Vertigo & Ghost: Poems

Fiona Benson

94 pages first pub 2019 (editions)

poetry dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Description

Winner of the 2019 Forward and Roehampton Prizes, Vertigo & Ghost pitches quickly into an "addictive, thrilling, sickening" (John Self, Guardian) sequence of graphic, stunning pieces about Zeus as a serial rapist, for whom woman are prey and s...

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Moods

dark 85%
emotional 77%
challenging 51%
reflective 44%
sad 37%
tense 37%
mysterious 14%
hopeful 11%
inspiring 3%
relaxing 3%

Pace

medium 39%
slow 30%
fast 30%

Average rating

4.06

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