The collection will launch online on the 29th April, with an in-person launch on the 5th May.
It has been announced that Award-winning playwright, screenwriter, poet and director Anna Jordan (Yen, Royal Exchange; Succession, HBO; Killing Eve, BBC) will release her debut poetry collection ‘Decade’.
Published by Sleep Books, ‘Decade’ is an intimate debut book of poems, written with an autobiographical point of view.
Each poem is set against the backdrop of a range of locations from recognisable rooms and public spaces, as well as a seaside Premier Inn to her childhood kitchen, Jordan’s collection of poems explores the tribulations of life. The poems cover themes such as miscarriages, maternal loss, parenting, separation, depression and falling hopelessly in love.
The release of ‘Decade’ coincides with Jordan’s translation of Brecht’s Mother Courage and Her Children, opening at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. It is the first time Brecht has been performed there. The production echoes similar themes of motherhood and loss explored in her poetry collection.
To order the book, visit: https://www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page/anna-jordan-decade