Spin by Laurie Bolger 🍝🚴🏻‍♀️

Winner of the 2023 International Book & Pamphlet Competition judged by Hannah Lowe

Published March 2024

'These poems of memory and girlhood are powerful evocations of the changing body and the male gaze. A raw, absurdist humour provides a sense of defiance throughout, and the tone is in turns sad, angry, rue.' ~ Hannah Lowe

'Reading this glorious collection is like having a pint and a pastry with your best mate in an underwater park before somersaulting into the sunset. It is glorious to read and even more glorious to re-read.' ~ Hollie McNish

Laurie Bolger is a London based writer and founder of The Creative Writing Breakfast Club. Her work has featured at Glastonbury, TATE, RA & Sky Arts & has appeared in The Poetry Review, The London Magazine, Moth, Magma, Crannog, Stand & Trinity College Icarus. Laurie’s writing has been shortlisted for The Bridport Prize, Live Canon, Winchester & Sylvia Plath Prizes. Her poem ‘Parkland Walk’ was awarded first place in The 2022 Moth Poetry Prize. Laurie’s latest work explores autonomy, love & her working class Irish heritage.