WINNER OF THE 2006 FORWARD PRIZE
In Scots, the verb 'swither' has two meanings: to be doubtful, to waver, to be in two minds; and to appear in shifting forms - indeterminate and volatile. From disarmingly direct poems about the end of childhood to erotically charged lyrics about the ends of desire, Robertson's powerful third collection is stalked and haunted by both senses. Hard-edged, pitch-perfect, effortlessly various, Swithering is a book of brave and black romance, locating its voice in that space where great change is an ever-present possibility.
Swithering has just won the Forward Prize for Best Collection and is also shortlisted for this year's T.S. Eliot Prize.
- ISBN10 015603199X
- ISBN13 9780156031998
- Publish Date 3 April 2006 (first published 3 February 2006)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Ecco Press
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 112
- Language English