'Like ‘fixtures patterning the air’ the accumulation of experiences here resonates far beyond the covers of the book and as oaks seem to listen to the unheard and ‘owls out-perform / flutes’ we become witnesses to an inner theatre
self-aware and charismatic
There is keen attention to justice and relationships of integrity shine a bright light into dark places
with actor Ion Caramitru
from ante-natal complications and the devastating pain of miscarriage to the overwhelming joy of healthy delivery and healthy infancy
Gut Feeling by Lucy Hurst podcast 'Like ‘fixtures patterning the air’Lucy Hurst's Gut Feeling is an unflinching excavation of illness, survival, and the uneasy dialogue between body and mind. Through sharp, intimate lyricism, Hurst maps the intersections of pain, identity, and medicalisation, unravelling the ways language both contains and fails lived experience. Charting the visceral realities of vulnerability and resilience, these poems pulse with a raw, unvarnished clarity at once forensic and deeply felt. With a