Germaine's book 'Slipshod Sybils' is really interesting. I think she's great
and anyway, it throws the cat amongst the pigeons :-) It's thought provoking
to hear the debate even if you don't agree with anyone IMHO and by all
accounts of the after-show party at the TS Eliot awards she may have a
point! I wasn't at that party (but I have been in on the gossip via those
who were :-) but I have read all of her books and will definitely be in the
front row when she does whatever it is she's going to do at the Bristol
Poetry Festival this year. Festivals don't book her to do nicey, nicey,
arn't people well-adjusted, talks. Usually she makes all sides confront
themselves and have a rethink as to how much we may be in denial. I have
been to her events before and they are never dull.
X Annie
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