Afterwards

by Kerry Hammerton

“afterwards is a thrilling collection that takes us in a series of lyrical bounds from the poet’s ancestry in Wales to her birth in England to the country and spirit animals she inhabits now. An exhilarating read.”– Finuala Dowling

“In these provocative poems Kerry Hammerton probes with a ruthless acuity how society constructs and represents self and women. Her poems also explore the lived-in-ness of the body with its desires, its beauty and even its joys. Ranging from lyrical poetry to flash-fiction this experimental collection is richly satisfying.” – Kobus Moolman

65 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2023

About the author

Kerry Hammerton is based in Cape Town, South Africa. Reading is her first passion although writing poetry is a close second. She has published poetry and prose in South African and international literary journals and anthologies, most recently Hallelujah for 50ft Women (Bloodaxe Books: 2015), and Cutting Carrots the Wrong Way (Uhlanga Press: 2017) and Tiger (Karavan Press; 2023). She has four poetry collections: These are the lies I told you (Modjaji 2010), The Weather Report (2014), Secret Keeper (Modjaji 2018) and afterwards (Karavan Press 2023). In 2024 and 2025 Kerry edited In Other Stories (Karavan Press) an anthology of flash fiction and creative non-fiction

Kerry has an MA in Creative Writing (with distinction) from Rhodes University, and is currently a freelance creative writing lecturer and supervisor for the programme.

Kerry also works with individual writers in an editing, and writing development capacity, particularly with writers who are developing their poetic voice in a written format, and putting together poetry collections. Kerry also works with prose writers on flash, short stories and longer projects.