How to burn a woman by Claire Askew Vala Thorodds and Chinese history can be

and Chinese history can be read as a matter of course in the words of poets

and for the poet’s remarkable ability to uncover the little abysses that lurk just below the domestic familiar

 Irish Times (Books of the Year 2015)

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'Six Lithuanian Poets' is the fourth volume in the series of bilingual anthologies which brings the work of contemporary poets from Europe and beyond to a wider English-language readership

How to burn a woman by Claire Askew Vala Thorodds and Chinese history can beClaire Askews electrifying second collection is an investigation of power: the power of oppressive systems and their hold over those within them; the power of resilience; the power of the human heart. It licks flame across the imagination, and rewrites narratives of human desire. It is a collection for anyone who has ever run through their life backwards in the dark, with no map these bright poems illuminate the way. How to burn a woman throngs with