The Woman's Part
Published on 17. January 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
56 pages
979-8-88862-268-1 (ISBN)
Description
Using a combination of original prose and erasure poetry, The Woman's Part reimagines the lives and desires of Shakespeare's women - their unspoken opinions, perspectives, and unwritten endings. Each piece is accompanied by an erasure poem made from one of the character's speeches. Gatford says of her chapbook, "My aim with this collection was not necessarily to make a grand statement, but to explore the thoughts and experiences of women who were never given the stage time to say what they really thought, or the ending they deserved. Which is probably all any of us really want."
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Language
English
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 148 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight
87 gr
ISBN-13
979-8-88862-268-1 (9798888622681)
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Jo Gatford is an award-winning novelist, short fiction writer, poet, playwright, scriptwriter, and the co-founder of creative writing organisation Writers' HQ. She lives in Brighton UK, with her husband, two sons, a high-maintenance puppy, and many books.She fell into Shakespeare studies while she was supposed to be writing her second novel and 'accidentally' applied for an MA in Shakespeare & Theatre Studies at the Shakespeare Institute in Stratford-upon-Avon, where her little literary heart will live forever. She would one day like to direct Shakespeare, as well as her own dramatic works. She is currently researching a story about smuggling in Sussex and Kent in the late 18th century thanks to a development grant from Arts Council England.Find out more at www.jogatford.com or tweet her your favourite pun @jmgatford