Girl by Ruth Padel
Poetry Book Society Winter 2024 Special Commendation Marosa di Giorgio These poetic prescriptions and wise

These poetic prescriptions and wise words of advice offer comfort

She attempts to fly him away from his habits and fears

and rewrites narratives of human desire

We travel back in time to ‘The Tavern’ where ‘Marlowe & Goethe’ shoot daggers at each other and disagree about the fate of Faust

Girl by Ruth Padel<br><b>Poetry Book Society Winter 2024 Special Commendation</b> Marosa di Giorgio These poetic prescriptions and wiseA fresh and questioning look at girlhood and its icons, unravelling the millennia of myth woven around girls. 'A sensual exploration of two female archetypes' Guardian 'One of our most gifted poets This is tender and exquisite poetry' Mona Arshi, author of Small Hands In Girl, Ruth Padel presents a triptych of interlocking sequences. A moving retelling of the Christian story transforms the Virgin Mary into a girl in a Primark T shirt, facing a life