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Permeable, 2017

£9.99

They said we could be
Tall as redwoods
Bright as autumn maples
Bold as monkey puzzles
But to survive
We are learning to be tumbleweeds.

We uproot after each season:
Each tenancy
Each fixed-term contract

"Hannah Chutzpah knows that the personal is political, and these poems trace the borders of the body, the bedroom and the open spaces that conspire to keep us quiet. Simple, powerful, evocative." - Joelle Taylor, Poet

"This is poetry that aches with humour and pathos. Wit, courage and righteous ire shoot through each poem, breathing a fervent life into each page." - Kit Caless, Influx Press

Poems full of fire, wit and endless charm. This is permission for all the passionate weirdos, staggering blindly through their tumbleweed twenties." - Sarah Hirsch, UK Slam Champion

Permeable is the third collection from poet and smartarse Hannah Chutzpah. It is a warm, funny and nuanced collection from a dynamic and seasoned wordsmith. Covering everything from the difficulties of love to mental health and Tetris, Chutzpah paints powerful pictures about the instability and insecurity of ‘millennial’ life. Taking a winding route via hoarding, pet crematoriums and lunar photography, Permeable is a guide for trying to get by as best you can without being an arse.

96 pages. Published in 2017 by Burning Eye Books.

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