Zones of Avoidance (an excerpt)

I’m reading ‘The Confessions of an English Opium Eater’ –

I want to understand what drove my daughter out

in the snow with no coat or socks, in search of a fix.

I want to understand what divinity led her

to set up camp in the derelict ‘pigeon house’

after running out of sofas to surf.

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I was a Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds girl mys...

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Review

Zones of Avoidance, David Russell Theatre, Portsmouth

Maggie Sawkins' Zones of Avoidance is an intriguing combination of video, sound and live presentation of her poetry combined with words from people in recovery from drug and alcohol abuse.

The award-winning show - recipient of the 2013 Ted Hughes Award for New Work Poetry - takes its audience into the world of Maggie's daughter'...

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