Bantam by Jackie Kay Anne Hine and language seems to love

and language seems to love her back

 The Insomnia Poems

and a companion anthology

Patrick Worsnip's new versions rise out of the Latin and brilliantly recreate the poet's voice

Described by its author as a document of ‘minimalist interventions’

Bantam by Jackie Kay Anne Hine and language seems to loveJackie Kays first collection as Scottish Makar is a book about the fighting spirit one, the poet argues, that we need now more than ever. Bantam brings three generations into sharp focus Kays own, her fathers, and his own fathers to show us how the body holds its own story. Kay shows how old injuries can emerge years later; how we bear and absorb the loss of friends; how we celebrate and welcome new life; and how we how we embody our times, whether we