Foxglovewise by Ange Mlinko Jane Clarke and about who – or

and about who – or what – gets to own and enjoy green spaces

exploring the joy and fluidity of queer love

winner of the Christopher Smart – Joan Alice Poetry Prize

James McDermott

Foxglovewise by Ange Mlinko Jane Clarke and about who – orAnge Mlinko's poetry pursues both the lyrical and the radical to an extent that leaves us simultaneously moved and impressed. Foxglovewise is complex but inviting, profound but wry. It is firmly contemporary while also being in lively conversation with deep histories: 'Where do stargazers go in a city of light?'. Mlinko takes us from a Scottish cemetery to a mangrove in Florida via a supercell storm in Texas. Along the way, her use of form and rhyme