Nominated for the 2010 Forward Prize for Best First Collection

A brilliant debut collection from the winner of the Cinnamon Press Poetry Collection Award.

How to Pour Madness into a Teacup is a compelling first collection from a poet whose exploration of mental illness is acutely observed, wry, poignant, dark and humane. Deceptively simple poems are layered with precise observations and meaning that resonates long after reading. Lucid and accessible, this is poetry that takes risks with stunning results.

"We are shown the painted veil of everyday life only to have it slashed with a knife before our eyes, allowing us to glimpse the horror that lies within, sometimes frightening but always lit with a strange visionary beauty. Morley's poems are daredevil ambassadors to a savage place."
Hugo Williams

Abegail Morley was the winner of the 2008 Cinnamon Press Poetry Collection Award and has been widely published in magazines.