Ella Skilbeck-Porter, Crescentcrescent actress Marion Davies

actress Marion Davies

where everything might be possible

The balance in this collection between keen observation of ever-changing social modalities and a recognition of the internality of perception allows Disney to fashion a visionary poetics that delves into the nature of consciousness

his big dark eyes—

From bar room brawls to constitutional referendums

Ella Skilbeck-Porter, Crescentcrescent actress Marion DaviesAcross these poems Skilbeck Porter drops all the way into the glinting surface of domestic life as if it were a portal. I found a raw rhythm in this haunting book. EMILY STEWART Capturing interiority in all its idiosyncrasies, the fragmentation of time when a life enters the world or leaves it is an incredibly difficult thing to do; yet Ella achieves this, with poetic precision, and a distinctive voice that pushes form and thought on every page. IZZY