Crystal by Ellen Cranitch 2016 I once asked a Gaelic

I once asked a Gaelic singer from the Isle of Lewis – What are you thinking about when you sing these songs

Lauren K Alleyne

Her poems dance wildly to the sizzling music of the English language

so wounded by greed

a reclamation of stolen ancestors

Crystal by Ellen Cranitch 2016 I once asked a GaelicCrystal traces the arc of one womans experience after the discovery that her partner is addicted to crystal meth. In a highly original poetic act of reclamation, it plunders the drug itself and makes of it an overarching conceit to articulate the devastating impact of living with a loved one who is utterly changed. Deeply felt, tirelessly inventive, this collection will resonate with anyone who has experienced addictions explosive effect within a