Harbour Doubts by Bebe Ashley Algernon Charles Swinburne ‘Staying Alive is a magnificent

‘Staying Alive is a magnificent anthology

These two extraordinary volumes find their place alongside The Colossus and Ariel in the oeuvre of a singular talent

and it strives to pull the reader into the experience of navigating the sensate world beyond the order imposed upon it

For over half a century

Harbour Doubts by Bebe Ashley Algernon Charles Swinburne ‘Staying Alive is a magnificentWinner of the Ivan Juritz Prize 2023 Bebe Ashely's prizewinning second collection charts the poet's efforts to qualify as a British Sign Language interpreter. Intershot with enquiries into the nature of language as it is spoken and signed, how our medium of communication shapes our words, and the process of leaving and finding home, Harbour Doubts is a collection that tangles with the burning desire to communicate in the isolation of a late