Medlars by Geraldine Clarkson Alison Brackenbury but also fragmentary

but also fragmentary

the violence of war and the pain of exile

‘Through the figure of the alien

A shifting constellation of voices

abuse and healing

Medlars by Geraldine Clarkson Alison Brackenbury but also fragmentaryA rottenness at the heart of things, mapped onto Englandthe Midlands, London and other citiesmanifests via apocalyptic omens and curses, and things being upside down; an underworld and stasis. The Medlar, Mespilus germanica, the aromatic and romantic medieval fruit, member of the apple and quince family, is considered inedible until bletted, i. e. left to go rotten and sweet. The collection touches on themes of xenophobia, Brexit and hypocrisy, and