A Disbelief of Flesh by Maria-Sophia Christodoulou John Lawrence 2007) and numerous essays on

2007) and numerous essays on twentieth-century writers

of what it means to live in these desperate times

Tomas Tranströmer

Ankita Saxena‘s debut poetry collection

but also a tireless sympathy that dwells clear-sightedly on shocks

A Disbelief of Flesh by Maria-Sophia Christodoulou John Lawrence 2007) and numerous essays onA Disbelief of Flesh holds a grief not just for the loved and lost, but one that comes with depth of identity, of culture, of faith. Christodoulous affection for her Cypriot heritage is channelled through her grandmother and grandfather, through food and the walls of home, and through her mother, whom she embodies sometimes, and who becomes a worshipped figure. We learn here of a tension that exists where pain meets catharsis, making possible a