Staying Alive edited by Neil Astley Alice Oswald fins and scales of ghostly

fins and scales of ghostly others – Beauty/Beauty is an unmissable and energetic collection

building a world where 'getting dressed feels / like being stood up' and 'crying in cabs / could be glamorous / if I did it correctly

conjure up imaginary sisters and try to contain near-impossible sorrows that spill out of carrier bags and fill up archives

orienteer and companion

Staying Alive edited by Neil Astley Alice Oswald fins and scales of ghostlyStaying Alive is an international anthology of 500 life affirming poems fired by belief in the human and the spiritual at a time when much in the world feels unreal, inhuman and hollow. These are poems of great personal force connecting our aspirations with our humanity, helping us stay alive to the world and stay true to ourselves. Many people turn to poetry only at unreal times, whether for consolation in loss or affirmation in love, or when facing