Beautiful Nowhere by Louisa Campbell dedalus press Ayachi locates herself in both

Ayachi locates herself in both her Algerian and Scottish roots

Cathal Searcaigh is one of Ireland's leading poets

Morgan places moments of calm reflection alongside the tensions inherent in guarding against such a permanent threat

Her syntax and image-making – both equally bold – bring the world to us in new and compelling guises

this three-part poem depicts the experience of unexpected bereavement

Beautiful Nowhere by Louisa Campbell dedalus press Ayachi locates herself in bothThe vivid, passionately wrought poems of Beautiful Nowhere encompass themes of childhood trauma, madness, dissociation, psychosis and even an exorcism. Louisa Campbells sure handling of these dark and difficult themes draws upon five decades of experience, ensuring the poems unflinching honesty, empathy and authenticity in depicting extreme states of mind. Yet these are poems of joy as much as despair, always looking towards the furthest we can see; a