Maria Isakova-Bennett – Subcutaneous

Description

In spare and delicately-balanced language Maria Isakova-Bennett’s poems about family, loss and the effects of being silenced address her grandfather’s enforced migration to England, the secrecy he lived with and its effects on subsequent generations.

Subcutaneous is one of three pamphlets selected for publication from the 2024 Litfest/Wayleave Pamphlet competition, judged by Ian Duhig and Jane Routh.

‘Maria Isakova-Bennett is a truly remarkable poet — she understands how in discovering the past, we discover ourselves. No matter the subject, her poetry is always a celebration of the living world. This breathtaking sequence weaves history, memory and imagination with such skill and precision that the past is given presence’  John Glenday

Maria Isakova-Bennett lives in Liverpool, has won and been placed in national and international competitions, has a Poetry Society Peggy Poole Award and a New North Poet Award. She has published five previous pamphlets and created mira, a pamphlet and exhibition with John Glenday. Poet in Residence for The Life Rooms, Mersey Care, Maria is also reviews editor for Orbis and creates the limited edition hand-stitched poetry journal Coast to Coast to Coast.