First published in Great Britain in 2020 by Carcanet Press Ltd Alliance House, 30 Cross Street Manchester M2 7AQ www.carcanet.co.uk

Copyright © Caroline Bird 2020 The right of Caroline Bird to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by her in accordance with the Copyright, Design and Patents Act of 1988 All rights reserved A CfP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN 978 1 78410 902 8 The publisher acknowledges financial assistance from Arts Council England

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