Of Sea<\/i> takes the form of a poetic bestiary of creatures living beneath, beside and above the water: in wetlands, salt marshes and the intertidal zone. In a sequence of 46 poems, Burnett captures the world of cockles and clams, rare moths and the humble earwig (to name a few) with a precise and dynamic lyric that seems always on the verge of music.<\/p>\n
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Burnett was also announced today as one of ten inspiring UK writers selected by poet Owen Sheers for the International Literature Showcase programme<\/a> (a collaboration between National Centre for Writing and British Council). The ten writers were selected by poet Owen Sheers and includes another Penned in the Margins author, Raymond Antrobus<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Editor Tom Chivers said: \u201cI’m a huge admirer of the grace and music of Elizabeth-Jane’s poetry and I’m thrilled to welcome her back to Penned in the Margins. Of Sea<\/i> is a beautiful, unusual collection which reminds us to look, and think, closely and with compassion at the world around us.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Elizabeth-Jane Burnett is a writer of English and Kenyan heritage. She was born in Devon and her work is inspired by the landscape in which she was raised. She is the author of Swims<\/a>, a Sunday Times Poetry Book of the Year, and her poetry has been highly commended in the Forward Prize. Her ‘geological memoir’, The Grassling<\/i> was published by Allen Lane in 2019.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Of Sea<\/i> will be published in May 2021.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n