Swimming Between Islands by Charlotte Eichler Jemima Hughes In Playing the Octopus

In Playing the Octopus

an unflinching eye that--as Philip Levine says--"looks away from nothing

each work of art inhabits the same house

culture-load bearing wall between lovers and neighbors

as in ‘Doggerland’

Swimming Between Islands by Charlotte Eichler Jemima Hughes In Playing the OctopusSwimming Between Islands, Charlotte Eichlers first collection, has its own distinctive weathers, atmospheres and fauna. Egg collectors, moth trappers, hermits, cuttlefish, pyjama sharks and bloody henry starfish all play a part. This islanded world is the starting point for poems that explore how we try to connect with each other despite misunderstanding, family silences and unwanted legacies. Read Charlotte Eichlers poems slowly, so that you can