Talking Vrouz

<p>In her follow-up to the critically-acclaimed <em>Cold Spring in Winter</em>, Valérie Rouzeau presents a language that is a hybrid of liberty and constraint. There are omissions and contractions, colloquialisms and archaisms, alongside wordplay, child-speak, exploded cliché, and a heightened awareness of the poetic tradition.<br><br>Also available in limited-edition hardback: ISBN 9781908376176 (£12.99)</p><p><strong>Valérie Rouzeau</strong> was born in 1967 in Burgundy. Her most recent collection, <em>Cold Spring in Winter </em>(Arc, 2009; ISBN 9781904614593), was shortlisted for the 2010 Griffin Prize, the world''s largest poetry prize. She lives in Saint-Ouen, near Paris.</p><p><strong>Susan Wicks </strong>also translated <em>Cold Spring in Winter</em>. She is the author of three Faber and three Bloodaxe poetry collections, most recently <em>House of Tongues</em> (Bloodaxe, 2011; ISBN 9781852249069), and has been shortlisted for the TS Eliot and Forward Prizes. She lives in Tunbridge Wells.</p><p><strong>This title is also available from Amazon as an <a>eBook</a>.</strong></p>