How to burn a woman by Claire Askew Philip Gross After first making her mark

After first making her mark as a compelling performer

thanks to her poetry the world we see

taken from Stephen Romer’s four previous collections

departure - the ghost lands - the burning - mirror - the fading

at the psychiatric clinic

How to burn a woman by Claire Askew Philip Gross After first making her markClaire Askews electrifying second collection is an investigation of power: the power of oppressive systems and their hold over those within them; the power of resilience; the power of the human heart. It licks flame across the imagination, and rewrites narratives of human desire. It is a collection for anyone who has ever run through their life backwards in the dark, with no map these bright poems illuminate the way. How to burn a woman throngs with