There's a Witch in the Word Machine

'Truly one of the very best writers we have' – Niall Griffiths'The patron saint of literary street urchins' –

The New York Times'Memorable and visceral'– Stuart Kelly on

The Dead Queen of BohemiaThere's a Witch in the Word Machine is a collection that underpins Jenni Fagan's entire approach to words. Her spell poems are portraits of people, lovers and cities: Paris, New York, Edinburgh, Detroit, L. A. and San Francisco. This collection is an exploration of words as spells, incantations, curse and solace.