i am ill with hope: poems and sketches by Gommie Safiya Sinclair only worse

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He has supported several nationally renowned poets

and translated here by the author – a process that itself raises questions about poetry and truth

and intricate use of poetic form

close yet never quite in focus

i am ill with hope: poems and sketches by Gommie Safiya Sinclair only worseIn 2019 poet artist Gommie began walking the coastline of an England with nothing but a backpack, a tent, and an unusually large collection of pens. His aim? Searching for hope during increasingly hard times. From losing his way on the Dover Hills to bankruptcy in Rhyl and wild camping in Scarborough, Gommies extraordinary journey is still ongoing, and his findings a deeply moving mixture of texture, illustration, poetry, and verbatim conversations