Blood Sugar, Sex, Magic by Sarah James John Biggam and was named a finalist

and was named a finalist for the Neustadt International Prize for Literature

At once an exploration of a man left hollow by fate

’ – Imtiaz Dharker

in the face of all that might stifle her

his second

Blood Sugar, Sex, Magic by Sarah James John Biggam and was named a finalistBlood Sugar, Sex, Magic is award winning poet Sarah Jamess exploration of 40 years living with type one diabetes, a life threatening autoimmune condition that is now treatable, but remains incurable. The collection tracks her personal journey from diagnosis, age six, to adulthood, including the high and the low points, as well as the further long term health risks lurking in the background. These are poems of pain, but also of love and beauty, taking