Hôtel Amour Salah al-Hamdani Through an accumulation of images

Through an accumulation of images she exorcises her own haunts

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"A fascinating journey through history and mythology

Marianne Morris

These poems connect with a wonder-filled verbal and melodic energy

Hôtel Amour Salah al-Hamdani Through an accumulation of imagesA sequel to her T. S. Eliot Prize shortlisted collection Erato, Deryn Rees Jones remarkable new book length poem begins with a woman checking into a hotel in the heart of Paris. Here is a diary of the present day city that doubles as a reckoning with the past, including memories of the pandemic and a love affair. Htel Amours fierce and formidable interrogation of why lyric poetry matters is the work of a poet at the height of her powers.