Into The Ordinary by Jemima Hughes Michael Murphy Memorial Prize 2017 sparked by a history of

sparked by a history of domestic abuse that escapes all euphemism and metaphor - but not poetry altogether

this generous selection provides an essential gathering of this most thrilling of poets

a numinous tract written in the months preceding Kristjan Norge's disappearance in 1961

Keeping his trademark breath-space and lower-case lines

This first collection looks at the world and the creations we make to keep moving through the little quakes that shake every day

Into The Ordinary by Jemima Hughes Michael Murphy Memorial Prize 2017 sparked by a history ofThis 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