Geraldine Clarkson by Crucifox Sean Borodale but take the same sharp-focused

but take the same sharp-focused eye to other places

all flesh and no bones / but for the floating knuckle / of the honeycomb / attesting to the nature of the struggle'

The new poems in his final collection are no less sceptical and amusing

Assurances is an intimate

The work of the poet here is not to claim authority over a series of elusive moments but to curate their collection

Geraldine Clarkson by Crucifox Sean Borodale but take the same sharp-focusedCrucifox is more a state of mind than a particular creature or person. The collection circles rebellion, emergence from disappointment and fasting, new beginnings, recreation following destruction; soulwork; inspiration and the act of writing itself. There is a focus on female desire and feral impulses behind polite exteriors; assumed responsibilities and pre packed creeds; the role of women within close knit community, the silent and marginalised