Egg/Shell by Victoria Kennefick
POETRY BOOK SOCIETY CHOICE SPRING 2024 Gregory Betts Frances Sackett writes

Frances Sackett writes

is not better heard than read is good poetry’

'Full of love

to flagrant violence directed at the Black community

Bennett shows how a few passionate artists sparked a movement that forever changed the world

Egg/Shell by Victoria Kennefick<br><b>POETRY BOOK SOCIETY CHOICE SPRING 2024</b> Gregory Betts Frances Sackett writes'It is hard to hurt and then explain the hurt away so as not to hurt anyone. But have you seen my life?' ('Child of Lir') The lives depicted by Victoria Kennefick alter, shatter and re combine in stunning poems and monologues: Egg Shell explores early motherhood, miscarriage, the impact of a spouse's gender transition and the dissolution of a marriage. Acclaimed as one of the boldest, clearest poetic voices in recent years, Kennefick in her second