Belling the Leopard by Clementine Ewokolo Burnley
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Poetry Book Society Recommendation Autumn 2026 Kew Gardens the poems in Shale Bings

the poems in Shale Bings amble across adolescent landscapes

These poems are hints from the autobiography of the poet who suffered for many years from a mysterious and debilitating illness

looks on with a mixture of pride and worry

returning to formative scenes with a cool-eyed tenderness and a willingness to name what hurts

Belling the Leopard by Clementine Ewokolo Burnley <br> PRE-ORDER <br><b>Poetry Book Society Recommendation Autumn 2026</b> Kew Gardens the poems in Shale BingsPublished 24 September 2026 Winner of the James Berry Poetry Prize 2024 In her wide ranging debut collection, Clementine Ewokolo Burnley asks what remains after once familiar places and people have gone. The poems criss cross the Atlantic, beginning in the 1850s. The voices of Caribbean returnees to the west African coast mingle with those of west African recaptives, German missionaries, and kidnappers. They witness the changes in family life through