AGIMAT by Romalyn Ante
Poetry Book Society Recommendation Autumn 2024
John Burnside From meditations on the glimpsed

From meditations on the glimpsed and the fleeting — presences so small they “slip through cracks in the day” — to ruminations on some of the most pressing concerns of our time

humane miracles

also published by Nine Arches Press

His poetry has been translated into languages including French

AGIMAT by Romalyn Ante<br><b>Poetry Book Society Recommendation Autumn 2024</b><br> John Burnside From meditations on the glimpsed'A powerful and hopeful collection, filled with heart and beauty' Cecile Pin 'An alchemical wonder of a poet' Fiona Benson this charms the buried light of stars this deflects bullets this unblooms a war In some Filipino clans, parents pass down to each child an AGIMAT, an amulet, in the hope its magic will protect and empower them. In a world of daily pain and loss, Romalyn Antes second collection asks: how do we keep safe what we hold most dear? At