Shapeshifting for Beginners

Emma Simon's wide-ranging, work explores how strange and surreal the everyday can be and how real life and stories tend to bleed into one another. These poems - mysterious, mythic, magical - remain deeply accessible, while being witty and serious. An unforgettable debut collection.

About the author

Emma Simon lives in London where she is currently completing an MA in poetry, and working part-time as a copy editor. She has had two pamphlets published and has appeared in various anthologies and magazines - including The Rialto, The North and The Interpreters' House. In 2015 she was selected to take part in the Arvon Jerwood mentoring scheme, where she was mentored by Caroline Bird.

Summary

Emma Simon’s wide-ranging, work explores how strange and surreal the everyday can be and how real life and stories tend to bleed into one another. These poems – mysterious, mythic, magical – remain deeply accessible, while being witty and serious. An unforgettable debut collection.

Product details

• Authors: Emma Simon
• Publisher: Salt Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.2023
• EAN: 9781784632854
• ISBN: 978-1-78463-285-4
• No. of pages: 96
• Dimensions: 198 mm x 129 mm x 11 mm
• Weight: 94 g
• Series: Salt Modern Poets
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies