Into The Ordinary by Jemima Hughes Michael Murphy Memorial Prize 2017 the grandmother “usurping/with her birth

the grandmother “usurping/with her birth cry” the land stolen from Aboriginal people

A visionary debut collection exploring our intimate and ecological dependencies

Unlike Dinescu

University of London

Into The Ordinary by Jemima Hughes Michael Murphy Memorial Prize 2017 the grandmother “usurping/with her birthThis is not out of the ordinary. This is commonplace. Following on from her storming, debut poetry collection Unorthodox, Jemima Hughes sits with you in the aftermath to discuss how to rebuild. Jemimas story is one of sexual violence trauma and mental health difficulties but, ultimately, it is a story of hope. Unorthodox was what happened. Into the Ordinary explores how we can make the world a more understanding, accepting and comfortable place for