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Hanan Issa is the National Poet of Wales. On I Zig and I Zag:

“An exciting collection of new voices. ‘I Zig and I Zag’ weaves together varying styles and stories – there is truly something for everyone here!”

I Zig and I Zag is a multi-community poetry anthology bringing together an uncompromising chorus of writing. Thirteen unflinching works from nine British poets. Then Masaka Madeda’s hundred-page meditation: travelogue, diary, elegy, and love poem in the same breath; the epic poem this anthology was built around.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Cover of Love and Happiness by G.I. James, published by Margin to Margin Books

North West England, 1971–1988. Harriet Bush is Black, adopted, sharp, and fiercely direct; raised in white middle-class Cheshire alongside Lucas, her adopted brother, the only person who can know what her adoption cost. Love and Happiness follows two decades of her life. Nothing prepares you for the final pages.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

“Fortress Harriet meets adversity with the attitude of a world-class fly-half: game-face on with her elbows out” – a compelling force of nature that kept me turning the pages – The Cambrian News on ‘Love and Happiness’.