Kingfisher by Rozie Kelly #literature Gela di Melone

Gela di Melone

James Baldwin created one of his most striking characters: a man struggling to become himself

All work derives from the skills each artist brings & every contribution holds real value

Faber & FaberISBN: 9780571362707Extent: 368 pages

The multiverse is revealed in all its glory and terror – and he can finally flee his timeline

Kingfisher by Rozie Kelly #literature Gela di MeloneShe smelled like jasmine. No, not exactly. She smelled like the earth beneath a jasmine plant on a hot day. Most of us are poets, she said. Its just a question of how it comes out. When a creative writing academic becomes infatuated with his colleague the poet it is not long before it begins to threaten his relationship with his partner, Michael. Michael is beautiful. Michael is safe. But the poet is everything he isnt; she has everything he wants.