For this week’s entry into our Poem of the Week blog series, I have chosen a work by author and poet Annette Marner. The feature today is a poem called ‘For The Fallen Women’ taken from the collection Women With Their Faces On Fire.
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It feels apt to be focusing on Annette Marner this week, because as I write this post her latest fiction release, the award-winning novel A New Name for the Colour Blue, is flying off the shelves and gaining wonderful reviews around the country.
It made me very interested to discover other work by Annette Marner, so of course I decided to look at her poetry!
And I am so glad I did.
Not only is the writing within Women With Their Faces On Fire evocative and vivid, this collection also explores some very hard-hitting themes. In fact, with it’s focus on the role of women now and throughout history, both on a personal level and a sweeping scale, this collection seems to share many ideas and themes with Annette’s newly released novel.
It is clear both works touch on important matters close to the author’s heart.
To read more of Annette Marner’s powerful poetry, discover her collection Women With Their Faces On Fire. Keep up to date with Annette by following her on Facebook or on Twitter. Follow Annette’s photography and writing, or send her an email via her website – she loves to hear from readers!
Read Annette’s top tips for working from home in her recent interview for our How to Work from Home series here.
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