Back to Yesterday is a tale-in-poetry of two girls and a doomed love affair, but so much more: fairies in the garden, ancient myths brought to life, the power of the sea.
Praise for Back to Yesterday:
“Zöe Broome’s debut collection is delightful. Queen of the well-chosen metaphor, she tells the story of a love affair through fairytale and myth. This is very effective and the book has a cohesion rare in first collections. I was moved by its honesty and the loveliness of its images.” – Carole Bromley
The Tale of the Twig Girl
We found the Twig Girl
by bushes
where fairies lived.
At night,
we dreamt she turned human
and danced on grass.
Later, we found her dead,
deprived of our dreams:
a stick-insect.
Back to Yesterday will be available to purchase soon! (Beginning of June 2016)
Zöe Broome is a full-time poet from Scarborough, UK. Her work has appeared in magazines including Aoife’s Kiss, The Journal, Carillon, Churches Children and Daddies and Struggle. Back to Yesterday is her first collection.