Switch: The Complete Catullus by Isobel Williams Ana Sampson it’s simply the remnant of

it’s simply the remnant of a bonnet-bee and an exhausted pun

‘Staying Alive is a book which leaves those who have read or heard a poem from it feeling less alone and more alive’ – John Berger

and a fresh new look

the air has the feel and smell of dawn a distant shiver of lost magic

These are poems which look beyond the self

Switch: The Complete Catullus by Isobel Williams Ana Sampson it’s simply the remnant ofDuring the latter phases of covid, Isobel Williams completed the challenge of completing her celebrated translations of Catullus. The poems that had proved impossible when she was preparing Shibari Carmina, published to acclaim in 2021, relented. Now she has completed what almost eluded her. 'Translating Catullus has been, for me, like cage fighting with two opponents, not just A Top Poet, but the schoolgirl I was, trained to show the examiner that