Hiding to Nothing Anita Pati William Plomer From blood and fenceposts to

From blood and fenceposts to broad beans and milk lorries

The narrative in Isabel Palmer’s Atmospherics begins with seeing her only son go to war in Afghanistan soon after his 21st birthday in 2011 and ends with his final

Her acclaimed early poem

humane and tender book from one of the most important young poets of his generation

Hiding to Nothing Anita Pati William Plomer From blood and fenceposts toAnita Pati's debut collection, Hiding to Nothing, explores the destabilising effects of violence, particularly empire's aftermath, on a psyche. Threaded with internal dialogue, this multi layered work witnesses how unbelonging can unsettle perceptions of the brown female body within an unwelcoming, even hostile, environment. From 'exotic' dodos punished for not being doves to Greenface, on whom blonde girls birth natterjack toads, marginal presences