The Quick by Jessica Traynor Kaveh Akbar touched by a humorous zeal

touched by a humorous zeal and an appetite for living

‘Nia Davies quietly dismembers the world around her with a gleeful irreverence and quirky humour

Salt-speckled and sea tinged

and discloses a backstory of abandoned intentions

”… This brief visit with Neruda ends all too soon

The Quick by Jessica Traynor Kaveh Akbar touched by a humorous zealEchoes and hauntings, visions and visitations, glimpses of other worlds in the margins of this the second collection of poems by Jessica Traynor begins with a brush with death and goes on to explore a startling variety of connections with life and the matter of living. Throughout, from the loss of loved ones to the arrival of a firstborn no bigger than a loaf of bread, the poems stay faithful to a busy cast of characters which includes strangers