Salmacis: becoming not quite a woman – Elizabeth Train-Brown

Good morning and welcome to another blog tour! Today we are exploring the debut poetry collection Salmacis: becoming not quite a woman by Elizabeth Train-Brown with the wonderful Renard Press. Inspired by the tale of Salmacis and Hermaphroditus told in Ovid’s Metamorphoses and pagan folklore, this collection not only draws on the classical, but uses

Highway Blue – Ailsa McFarlane

Highway Blue is the evocative debut from Ailsa McFarlane. Starting in the fictional American town of San Padua, Highway Blue takes the reader on a mystic, almost mythological voage across America. Before we get started, I want to thank Kate at Harvill Secker for sending me a proof copy to read! Anne Marie and Cal