Seeing Birds in Church is Kind of Adieu by Arlene Ang

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Award winning poet shortlisted or winning competitions in the UK, Europe and US including the 2006 Frogmore Poetry Prize and the 2008 Juked Poetry Prize

Seeing Birds in Church is a Kind of Adieu is concerned with images and perception; the intricacies and strangeness of human relationships and loss. Her language, sometimes surreal, always challenges expectations. Sensual and inventive, this is poetry that surprises; poetry that demands a response. Ang deploys sharp crafting and a unique voice.

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Arlene Ang is the author of four previous poetry collections, the most recent being a collaborative work with Valerie Fox, Bundles of Letters Including A, V and Epsilon (Texture Press, 2008). She lives in Spinea, Italy where she serves as staff editor for The Pedestal Magazine and Press 1. More of her work may be viewed at www.leafscape.org.