Switch: The Complete Catullus by Isobel Williams Ana Sampson the air has the feel

the air has the feel and smell of dawn a distant shiver of lost magic

‘Staying Alive is a book which leaves those who have read or heard a poem from it feeling less alone and more alive’ – John Berger

He is fascinated – with his eyes open: a lucid fascination – by the universal busyness

These are poems which look beyond the self

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Switch: The Complete Catullus by Isobel Williams Ana Sampson the air has the feelDuring the latter phases of covid, Isobel Williams completed the challenge of completing her celebrated translations of Catullus. The poems that had proved impossible when she was preparing Shibari Carmina, published to acclaim in 2021, relented. Now she has completed what almost eluded her. 'Translating Catullus has been, for me, like cage fighting with two opponents, not just A Top Poet, but the schoolgirl I was, trained to show the examiner that