Eidolon by Sandeep Parmar Michael Murphy Memorial Prize Another was prompted by the

Another was prompted by the work of Irish painters in Normandy

thrilling point of vibration

Susan Utting’s poems are proud lovers of sound

his first period of exile in New Zealand

shared by Shakespeare

Eidolon by Sandeep Parmar Michael Murphy Memorial Prize Another was prompted by theWINNER of the Ledbury Forte Prize for Best Second Collection, 2017. Partly a modern revision of the Helen myth, Eidolon meditates on the visible and invisible forces of Western civilisation from classical antiquity to present day America. An Eidolon is an image, a ghost, a spectre, a scapegoat. It is a device, like deus ex machina, to deal with the problem of narrative, specifically Helens supposed deceit and infidelity. The Eidolon, as a device, is