Our book of the week is our Winter Choice: Foretokens by Sarah Howe (Chatto & Windus).
This new collection from the T. S. Eliot Prize-winner navigates the complex inheritance of family, language and colonialism. Returning to the themes of belonging she explored in her first collection, Loop of Jade, Howe delves into the past and her own family history in order to sift through her feelings as a new mother.
“The standout poems, among many, carry a deep awareness of place, lineage
and history as earthenware objects of witness share their stories, such as ‘Finely Potted White Glazed Porcelain Cup, Dehua Ware’ which succinctly predicts, “The English will forget who invented tea.””
- Victoria Kennefick, Winter Choice Selector
Order your copy of Foretokens here, with 25% off using your membership discount code.