Second Place Rosette Waciny Laradj

Second Place Rosette Waciny LaradjSecond Place Rosette is a calendar of the customs, rituals and practices that make up life in modern Britain. The poems take in maypole dancing, mehndi painting, and medical prescriptions. Some events, like the Jewish Sabbath, happen every week; some, like the putting away of Christmas decorations, thankfully come only once a year. The subjects range from the universal to the personal: every family might have its own ritual, and each culture its own

you will be reminded that everyone you know - even your most boring or annoying neighbour - might be leading a life full of magic and wonder… Renata may not seem like your average hero

The author asks us to look at our brains (and implicitly ourselves and our lives

All the aggravation in Walthamstow seems to land on his doorstep

An excellent narrative

Fflur Dafydd

Lebanese author Ahmad Ali El-Zein

that are ethically rooted

From pioneers in their field to everyday heroines

Coffins and grave-plots were a rarity

Liz Quirke

Visible Poets series no

translated by Radwa Ashour