Bloom

Bloom, Sarah Westcott's second collection, explores the cultural and physical spaces where human and non-human lives co-exist, and is a hymn to being alive in the twenty-first century. It is rooted in the human body and its movement through an interconnected living world, and is attuned to a tender, bleeding world.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 68 pages
Publication date: 19 April 2021
Publisher: Liverpool University Press

Longlisted for the prestigious Laurel Prize 2022, Bloom, Sarah Westcott's second collection, delves into the cultural and physical spaces where human and non-human lives intersect. These poems, rooted in the human body and its movement through an interconnected living world, pose profound questions about our existence. With a tender and bleeding sensibility, they explore a world where all flesh is grass and language is matter. These poems are a testament to resistance, attentive to the non-human world and its eternal plaintiveness. They counterbalance this with a strange and counter-cultural perspective, offering glimpses of field flowers, walled gardens, and lost species. Through their exploration of sacrifice and loss, they push the boundaries between girlhood and flower, creating a hymn to the vibrant and fragile existence of life in the twenty-first century. With its "looped breath, perpetual singing," Bloom celebrates the complexities and joys of being alive in this remarkable era.

Weight: 90g
Dimension: 124 x 200 x 10 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781800348707