Into The Ordinary by Jemima Hughes Michael Murphy Memorial Prize 2017 this generous selection provides an

this generous selection provides an essential gathering of this most thrilling of poets

University of London

the grandmother “usurping/with her birth cry” the land stolen from Aboriginal people

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A visionary debut collection exploring our intimate and ecological dependencies

Into The Ordinary by Jemima Hughes Michael Murphy Memorial Prize 2017 this generous selection provides anThis is not out of the ordinary. This is commonplace. Following on from her storming, debut poetry collection Unorthodox, Jemima Hughes sits with you in the aftermath to discuss how to rebuild. Jemimas story is one of sexual violence trauma and mental health difficulties but, ultimately, it is a story of hope. Unorthodox was what happened. Into the Ordinary explores how we can make the world a more understanding, accepting and comfortable place for