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Abigail Parry reads ‘Pasodoble with Lizards’ in the room which inspired the poem. ‘Pasodoble with Lizards’ is from her first collection, JINX, a book concerned with spells, and ersatz spells: with semblance and sleight-of-hand. It takes its formal cues from moth-camouflage and stage magic, from the mirror-maze and the masquerade, and from high-stakes games of poker. Abigail Parry spent seven years as a toymaker before completing her doctoral thesis on wordplay. JINX was published by Bloodaxe in March 2018. Neil Astley filmed her reading a selection of poems from her debut collection in London in April 2018. There are separate videos of her reading another poem, ‘The Quilt’ (youtube.com/watch?v=jz3KcYuUxfw) as well as a further selection eight more poems from the book (youtube.com/watch?v=NwqjHYZdF5o). For more details see bloodaxebooks.com/ecs/product/jinx-1174
Abigail Parry reads ‘Pasodoble with Lizards’ in the room which inspired the poem. ‘Pasodoble with Lizards’ is from her first collection, JINX, a book concerned with spells, and ersatz spells: with semblance and sleight-of-hand. It takes its formal cues from moth-camouflage and stage magic, from the mirror-maze and the masquerade, and from high-stakes games of poker. Abigail Parry spent seven years as a toymaker before completing her doctoral thesis on wordplay. JINX was published by Bloodaxe in March 2018. Neil Astley filmed her reading a selection of poems from her debut collection in London in April 2018. There are separate videos of her reading another poem, ‘The Quilt’ (youtube.com/watch?v=jz3KcYuUxfw) as well as a further selection eight more poems from the book (youtube.com/watch?v=NwqjHYZdF5o). For more details see bloodaxebooks.com/ecs/product/jinx-1174
