Shelling Peas with My Grandmother in the Gorgiolands

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By Sarah Wimbush

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Shelling Peas with My Grandmother in the Gorgiolands is a striking debut poetry collection by Sarah Wimbush that delves into themes of belonging and marginalisation. Rooted in Yorkshire, the poems weave together myth and memory, celebrating family, community, love, language, and resilience. The collection journeys from the stories of Romany Gypsies and Travellers to the echoes of the Miners' Strike, capturing the essence of everyday life and the changing regional landscape with vivid imagery and heartfelt emotion.
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Ideal for readers interested in contemporary poetry, British cultural heritage, and themes of community, identity, and resilience. Those drawn to poetic explorations of working-class life, regional history, and family stories will find this collection especially rewarding.

In this highly accomplished debut collection Sarah Wimbush journeys through myth and memory with poetry rooted in Yorkshire. From fireside tales of Romany Gypsies and Travellers, through pit villages and the haunt of the Miners’ Strike, to the subliminal of everyday – with poems on typists, pencil sharpeners and learning to drive in a Ford Capri.

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This highly accomplished debut collection explores what it means to belong, what it means to be on the margins. This is poetry written in praise of family and community and those qualities which make us human: love, language and, most of all, resilience.

In Shelling Peas with My Grandmother in the Gorgiolands, Sarah Wimbush journeys through myth and memory with poetry rooted in Yorkshire. From fireside tales of Romany Gypsies and Travellers, through pit villages and the haunt of The Miners' Strike, to the subliminal of the everyday including poems about typists, pencil sharpeners and learning to drive in a Ford Capri.

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Critics praise Wimbush's linguistic skill and vivid portrayal of South Yorkshire's landscape and communities. The work is noted for its powerful and joyful exploration of local history and human connection, blending formal brilliance with passionate storytelling. Esteemed poets commend the collection for its defiance, survival, and richly musical language, making it a thrilling and resonant debut.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781780376165

Publisher: Bloodaxe Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 26 May 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bloodaxe Books Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 8.0mm

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 80

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction Poetry Sarah Wimbush

About the Author

Sarah Wimbush is a Leeds poet who hails from Doncaster. Her debut poetry pamphlet, Bloodlines, won the Mslexia/PBS Poetry Pamphlet Competition 2019. It was published in 2020 by Seren and shortlisted in the Michael Marks Awards. In 2020 she was a winner in The Poetry Business Book and Pamphlet Competition with The Last Dinosaur in Doncaster, published by Smith|Doorstop in 2021.She is a member of York Stanza and Doncaster Read 2 Write, and received a Northern Writers' Award in 2019.