Hiding to Nothing Anita Pati Robert MacFarlane the Four Quartets Prize awarded

the Four Quartets Prize awarded by the Poetry Society of America

Christian Bök

His world is devoid of illusion or sentimentality

At once an exploration of a man left hollow by fate

are given voice and presence in this compelling collection

Hiding to Nothing Anita Pati Robert MacFarlane the Four Quartets Prize awardedAnita Pati's debut collection, Hiding to Nothing, explores the destabilising effects of violence, particularly empire's aftermath, on a psyche. Threaded with internal dialogue, this multi layered work witnesses how unbelonging can unsettle perceptions of the brown female body within an unwelcoming, even hostile, environment. From 'exotic' dodos punished for not being doves to Greenface, on whom blonde girls birth natterjack toads, marginal presences