Peach Pig by Cecilia Knapp James Nash is an exploration of the

is an exploration of the art of making

and it broadens her poetic range considerably

The Long Beds explores the cell-like containment of the small hours when the body has no estate but its bed

– Andrea Morehead (about The Unmoving)

an arched eyebrow … or perhaps not: retinal overload

Peach Pig by Cecilia Knapp James Nash is an exploration of theIn her devastatingly powerful debut collection, Cecilia Knapp examines her experience ofmotherlessness and its lasting impact, as well as the lessons passed between generationsof women in her family. These poems explore her relationship with her body, with sex,and with shame as she traverses the violence of romantic love, but also employs humourand mischief, a wry reclaiming of her power. We hear stories of a challenging childhood in a seaside town, a