Abigail Batchelor Book order

The long-anticipated second collection from award-winning poet and Guardian & TLS critic, Paul Batchelor.

Focusing on design ideas, the book presents a collection of case studies, essays, and interviews that highlight best practices in social housing. It showcases the innovative responses of pioneers and clients to the challenges of housing provision, offering valuable insights into effective strategies and solutions in the field.

Takes the reader across the border from present-day concerns to threatened or threatening histories, like that of Gilgamesh, the arrogant warlord, or Ovid, the poet in exile. This work draws on a range of poetic traditions to confront, celebrate and question 'this life, this crucible of accidents'.