Ordinary Beast by Nicole Sealey lgbt ‘A book that anyone seriously

‘A book that anyone seriously interested in poetry now must have

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Ordinary Beast by Nicole Sealey lgbt ‘A book that anyone seriouslyA poet of existential magnitude, deep intellect and playful subversion, America's Nicole Sealey writes poems that are restless in their empathic, succinct examination and lucid awareness of what it means to be human. The ranging scope of enquiry undertaken in Ordinary Beast at times philosophical, emotional, and experiential is evident in each thrilling twist of image by the poet. In brilliant, often ironic lines that move from meditation to matter of