Hysterical

`Keshia's work is intelligent and strong. She writes about love and loss with such coolness. This book has all the strength and guts of being human. The kind of book to read in the bath with a big glass of red wine.' - Laurie Bolger;`These poems are seeds, they bury into your heart, into your head and bloom there. They insist on getting under your skin. Keshia acknowledges the pain of learning and growing with a bewitching clarity. A stunning debut. It feels alive - if you listen closely you can almost hear it breathe.' - Malaika Kegode; `These poems know the difference absolution and erasure and Hysterical registers situations which the poet can neither absolve nor erase. Family dramas are spliced with historical allusions and a surreal imaginative ability. It all makes for a memorable debut.' - John McAuliffe