This is a thread of Babel's favourite books of 2020. Rejoice.
Two from @brokensleep Dorothy by @brihughespoet excavates forgotten female identities of the River Thames and, in so doing, allegorises the history of experimental writing by women.

@barney_poet explores new forms of language through an unabashed celebration of sex.
Two from @brokensleep Dorothy by @brihughespoet excavates forgotten female identities of the River Thames and, in so doing, allegorises the history of experimental writing by women. @barney_poet explores new forms of language through an unabashed celebration of sex.
Two from @brokensleep Dorothy by @brihughespoet excavates forgotten female identities of the River Thames and, in so doing, allegorises the history of experimental writing by women. @barney_poet explores new forms of language through an unabashed celebration of sex.
Saffron Jack by
@BetaRish
from
@NineArchesPress
proposes (literally - narrated through propositions) the disavowal of one identify to create another, and investigates the social structures such an act is predicated on.
The Baudelaire Fractal by Lisa Robertson from
@coachhousebooks
is an impossibly beautiful novel that drifts from memoir to art criticism to translation theory to erotica to philosophical text.
The Book of Naseeb by @KhaledNHakim from @PennedintheM reimagines narrative sentence-by-sentence, placing its word-play on a cosmic scale. As such, it isn't inappropriate to compare it to Finnigan's Wake. A dazzling achievement.
Two from @GuillemotPress Cyanic Pollens by Isabel Galleymore experiments with travelogue as poem. And it's no secret we're huge Jen Hadfield fans. This lovely boxset explores a heresy: to create a rainbow.
Two from @GuillemotPress Cyanic Pollens by Isabel Galleymore experiments with travelogue as poem. And it's no secret we're huge Jen Hadfield fans. This lovely boxset explores a heresy: to create a rainbow.
Two from @GuillemotPress Cyanic Pollens by Isabel Galleymore experiments with travelogue as poem. And it's no secret we're huge Jen Hadfield fans. This lovely boxset explores a heresy: to create a rainbow.
Abbodies Cold Spectre by Nicky Melville from @sadpresspoetry is a comic ride through pop culture and conspiracy which should be read by all.
Bulbus Calling by @nala_e_bulbul from @bittermelonpoem articulates the unspeakable, where narratives both personal and cultural seem obscured by water. Startlingly original poetry.
Machine by @badbadpoet from @TrickhousePress returns dada and surrealism to their source by using those movements' techniques to explore the body and its decay.
Harbour Equinox by @GodzillaKent from @SampsonLow sets new parameters for the poetry of the domestic and parenthood.
Mother's Milk by @sachaarchermeat from @timglaset is a luxurious collection of visual poetry. Check out our review here:

https://www.thebabeltowernoticeboard.com/articles/natural-rhythms-a-review-of-sacha-archers-emmothers-milk-emby-richard-capener
@CTCpoetry Rewilding. The editor didn't want to include this because he's in it. Admin Assistant @ChloProc has no such reservations. This is an extraordinary anthology. Be sure to buy and then read it.
Another extraordinary anthology co-edited by @k_ren_sandhu
Type Flight by @carolineyolande
A third @brokensleep
by poet and merman @mermanpoet

In the words of Babel's Admin Assistant: "I literally just put this down and yes it's going in."
Expecting a Different Result by @sarahkdawson
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