Short-listed for the Jerwood Aldeburgh First Collection Prize 2006/7

Sexually frank and politically charged, this debut collection of poetry ranges from the Israel/Palestine conflict and the experience of immigration, emigration and displacement, to the dark aspects of childhood, motherhood and sexuality, explored against urban and rural landscapes of Israel, Wales, England and California.

Jasmine Donahaye was born in England and immigrated to California, where she lived for twelve years. Currently, she lives in mid-Wales. Jasmine is a critic, poet and editor and has written extensively on a number of literary subjects.

Her poetry has won an Ina Coolbrith Memorial Prize in 1999 and the Joan Lee Yang Memorial Prize in 2000, and has also been Her poetry has won an Ina Coolbrith Memorial Prize in 1999 and the Joan Lee Yang Memorial Prize in 2000.

Jasmine Donahaye is an important new voice in literature in Wales and beyond. — John Jones, Western Mail