Aleph Bet — Sue Rose
ISBN: 9781788641760
£9.99
During lockdown, Sue Rose began learning Hebrew and, as she became fascinated by the etymology of the letters, this sequence responding to the 22 Hebrew letters took shape, taking her deeper into the symbolism of each letter, The result is a playful and investigative meditation on language, meaning and sound, and a celebration of the cultural heritage that the poet grew up within and alongside. In a challenging world, how we navigate faith journeys can be difficult, but these poems offer an exploration of identity, a paean to the history and origins of an ancient people together with a commitment to peace and mutual respect between peoples and nations.
A thoughtful, absorbing collection enhanced by images from the poet’s family heritage.
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Author biography
Sue Rose is a widely-published literary translator and award-winning poet whose work has appeared in a variety of magazines and anthologies. In 2009, she won the prestigious Troubadour Poetry Prize and, in 2008, the Canterbury Festival Poet of the Year Competition. She has also been commended or placed in competitions such as the National, the Peterloo and the Wigtown. She is a founder member of Scatterlings, a group of poets formed to give readings in the Southeast and beyond.
From the Dark Room was Sue’s first collection, published by Cinnamon Press in 2011, and her pamphlet, Heart Archives, by Hercules Editions in 2014. Her second collection with Cinnamon Press was The Cost of Keys, followed by Scion in 2020.