Bath of Herbs is a beautifully crafted, honest and thoughtful first collection which explores the complexity of mixed-race, hybrid identities and relationships to the English and Welsh mountains, fells, rivers and shorelines from an ‘othered’, unmappable, positionality.
It celebrates and mourns the unspoken pain and joys of motherhood; of menstrual cycles, childbirth, tending to sick children with life-threatening illnesses, the death of mothers, love in all its myriad forms and the desire to escape the constraints of domestic and family life towards different kinds of freedoms. It also revisits the confusing world of childhood; the inexplicable actions of adults and the bullies who despise perceived difference.
“This beautiful and moving debut leads to profound encounters with the natural world” Jason Allen Paisant
“Weaves a rich tapestry that brings to life Caribbean and Yorkshire in poignant and vivid contrast.” Malika Booker
“A sensual and passionate meditation, these poems explore life’s fundamentals.” Corinne Fowler
“This book is spellbinding.” Tanya Shirley
