Girl by Ruth Padel
Poetry Book Society Winter 2024 Special Commendation Marosa di Giorgio Thomas Mann

Thomas Mann

drawing them across multiple experiences of relation – none of them equivalence

and rewrites narratives of human desire

She attempts to fly him away from his habits and fears

Say Something Back

Girl by Ruth Padel<br><b>Poetry Book Society Winter 2024 Special Commendation</b> Marosa di Giorgio Thomas MannA fresh and questioning look at girlhood and its icons, unravelling the millennia of myth woven around girls. 'A sensual exploration of two female archetypes' Guardian 'One of our most gifted poets This is tender and exquisite poetry' Mona Arshi, author of Small Hands In Girl, Ruth Padel presents a triptych of interlocking sequences. A moving retelling of the Christian story transforms the Virgin Mary into a girl in a Primark T shirt, facing a life