Ice Cream Headache in my Bone

<p>In this her third collection of poetry Phillippa Yaa de Villiers invokes images of past and present with hypnotic clarity summoning the heart and heat of memory – painful and happy alike – with the distinct musicality and visceral punch she is known for. Some poems invite contemplation. Question and provoke. Others are elegiac moments for reverence in a rich diverse collection that both spans decades and pauses to revel in the intensity and beauty of a single moment. In liquid form that incorporates prose and poetry de Villiers fearlessly confronts and disrupts dipping into a wellspring of images that are euphoric and horrifying. At once prophetic and playful ice cream headache in my bone is an exploration and celebration of language a definitive collection that yields and responds burns and soothes all the while calling to a longing for truth and a tongue not tempered by oppression or pain.</p>