Julia Copus Ordine dei libri (cronologico)

WINNER OF THE DEREK WALCOTT PRIZE FOR POETRYJulia Copus's new collection, Girlhood, is a book of transgressed boundaries and seductive veneers.

The first comprehensive biography of this undervalued writer, who was considered "far and away the best living woman poet" in her day.The British poet Charlotte Mew (1869–1928) was regarded as one of the best poets of her age by fellow writers, including Virginia Woolf, Siegfried Sasson, Walter de la Mare and Marianne Moore. She has since been neglected, but her star is beginning to rise again, all the more since her 150th anniversary in 2019. This is the first comprehensive biography, from cradle to grave, and is written by fellow poet Julia Copus, who recently unveiled a blue plaque on Mew’s childhood house in Doughty Street and was the editor of the Selected Poetry and Prose (2019).Mew was a curious mix of New Woman and stalwart Victorian. Her poems speak to us strongly today, in these strangely mixed times of exposure and they reveal the private agony of an isolated being who was forced to keep secret the tragedies of her personal life while being at the same time propelled by her work into the public arena. Her poetry transfigures that very private suffering into art that has a universal resonance.

This is the story of Candy Stripe Lil and Harry the Hog who lived over the hill ... and a day last November when, roundabout three, Harry the Hog was invited for tea. An adorable little shrew, Candy Stripe Lil is worried about her friend Harry the Hog - he's late for tea! As the fog rolls in over the countryside, she pulls on her candy-stripe cap and bravely goes out to look for him. The animals she meets along the way haven't seen a hog, but they have seen what they think is a bat, a snake and a bush ... Together they help Lil find her friend and they all make it home in time for tea. Told in fizzingly original rhymes from a rising star in the poetry world, Hog in the Fog is the first brand-new picture book on the Faber Children's list. With Beatrix Potter-style illustrations, this evokes all the beauty and humour of the English countryside.

Packed with top tips on grammar, structure and style, this handy guide provides succinct and practical guidance on students' most common writing concerns.