The Natural Way
Will be published approx. on 26. February 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
80 pages
978-1-80017-546-4 (ISBN)
Description
The debut collection from Manchester-based queer poet Roma Havers, winner of the Northern Writers' Award for Poetry 2024.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Carcanet Press Ltd
Dimensions
Height: 214 mm
Width: 135 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
104 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-80017-546-4 (9781800175464)
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Roma Havers is a queer poet, theatre-maker and
unsolicited go-go dancer - from your hometown but living in Manchester
with their partner, allotment and every stone they've ever pocketed.
Commissioned by Orchestra's Live, Manchester City of Literature and
Manchester Museum, among many others, they are known for their 'joyful,
communal and tender' work. They have been published in Ink Sweat and Tears, Verve Poetry Prize (Shortlisted), The North and Under the Radar.
Alongside their poetry work, they have produced writer development
programmes, mentored many poets and produced work for performance
including their show LOB, which toured the North West and Belfast in 2022, with their play Helmet with Laughter Lines
being longlisted for the Bruntwood Playwriting prize the same year.
They were winner of the 2024 Northern Writers' Award for Poetry with The Natural Way, their first collection with Carcanet Press.
unsolicited go-go dancer - from your hometown but living in Manchester
with their partner, allotment and every stone they've ever pocketed.
Commissioned by Orchestra's Live, Manchester City of Literature and
Manchester Museum, among many others, they are known for their 'joyful,
communal and tender' work. They have been published in Ink Sweat and Tears, Verve Poetry Prize (Shortlisted), The North and Under the Radar.
Alongside their poetry work, they have produced writer development
programmes, mentored many poets and produced work for performance
including their show LOB, which toured the North West and Belfast in 2022, with their play Helmet with Laughter Lines
being longlisted for the Bruntwood Playwriting prize the same year.
They were winner of the 2024 Northern Writers' Award for Poetry with The Natural Way, their first collection with Carcanet Press.