The territory of Clare Shaw's third collection isn't one she chose herself: the flooded valley and the ruined home - Yorkshire in 2015. Flooding is also a powerful metaphor for wider experiences of loss, destruction and recovery.
From the direct trajectory of her first collection, Straight Ahead, Clare Shaw's second collection Head On turns an unflinching gaze into startling new territories. Structured by interweaving... Læs mere
Clare Shaw’s fourth collection shows that poetry can say as much as about who we are – and especially how we feel – as psychology. The book is inhabited by the character... Læs mere