Throatbone

by Simon Maddrell

In Throatbone, Maddrell asks us to consider the way memory, home, history and empire confer to shape our understanding of one another. Poems which at times stretch and contort to subtly lead us back into the way of the personal through anecdote, imagery and acute revelations. Anthony Anaxagorou, Publisher, Out-Spoken Press & Author, After the Formalities. ... these are earthy poems, in touch with the flora and fauna of the Isle of Man. ButThroatbonedoes more than evoke a place ... Theresult is poems full of "old battle burns", but tender and hopeful nonetheless. Will Harris, Author of RENDANG. Deeply personal, often painful, Maddrell’s poems evoke a vivid landscape in new and challenging forms. The effect of this multi-layered work is both beautiful and disconcerting. Annie Kissack, Fifth Manx Bard.

38 pages, Paperback

Published July 15, 2020

About the author

Simon Maddrell is a poet, editor, educator and wellbeing facilitator. He was born on the Isle of Man and now lives in Brighton & Hove.

Since 2019, over 180 of Simon's poems have appeared in twenty-six anthologies and eighty-five publications including & Change, AMBIT, Acumen, Gutter, Lighthouse, Magma, MODRON, Poetry Wales, Propel, SAND Journal, Southword, Stand, The Gay & Lesbian Review, The Moth, The Rialto and Under the Radar.

Simon has a background in development and conservation in Africa's drylands. He founded Sand Dams Worldwide in 2002 and is a world authority on sand dam technology.

Simon is a queer gay man who lives with HIV and autism.