Nina Boyd
Overall winner of the 2009 Book & Pamphlet Competition
Nina lives in Huddersfield, where she is an active member of a busy poetry community. Having worked as a nurse and a book indexer, she now studies and writes full time. Her poems have been published in a number of magazines, including The North and The Rialto.
Smith/Doorstop titles
Reviews
'The first half of the book is a beautiful memoir of a post-war childhood consisting of "homework and roast beef," "limescale and Billy Cotton" and "all the knowledge needed to nourish discipline and fly a patriarchal empire's flag." The second half is a wonderful and moving verse study of the fight for women's suffrage, inspired by "reckless talk" and wild dreams of "bicycles, cropped hair and freedom."' — Andy Croft [read review here]
'A collection of cleanly-written and well-organised poems that, for all their efficiencies, are capable of leaving us with an appealing sense of mystery and unfinished business.' — Andrew Motion
‘These are fulfilled poems, written with a depth of feeling and lack of ostentation. The first part of the book holds many poems about family and friends seen through a child’s cool eye. Lives are summed up by single details that illuminate not just a person but a generation of men and women tarnished by war, poverty and ignorance. The second half of the book reaches new heights. The poems trawl historical records to tell hidden stories of ordinary, often hesitant, women who performed brave, dangerous and tragic acts in the name of Votes for Women. Already a prizewinning collection, Dear Mr Asquith deserves every accolade going. A necessary read.’ — Janet Fisher
Publicity
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