Through moving and incisive poetry, Crystal traces the arc of one woman’s experience after the discovery that her partner is addicted to crystal meth.
In a highly original poetic act of reclamation, it plunders the drug itself and makes of it an overarching conceit to articulate the devastating impact of living with a loved one who is utterly changed. Deeply felt, tirelessly inventive, this collection gives voice to addiction’s explosive effect within a family. At the same time it speaks universally and with urgency of the power of poetry to take one through the darkest of times.
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Ellen Cranitch
was born in London of Irish parents. She holds an MA in English Literature from Cambridge University and a Ph D from the University of St Andrews. She has taught literature and Creative Writing at a number of universities and currently teaches Masterclass and Advanced Poetry Workshop at the City Lit Institute, London.
Crystal is her second collection.