And I Will Make of You a Vowel Sound

Winner of the 2023 Aryamati Pamphlet Competition. In her second chapbook, And I Will Make of You a Vowel Sound, Morag Anderson places centre stage an unlikely cast of neglected, exploited, and unsung characters. These poems uncover many of the contradictions of life lived in the female body and bear witness to largely forgotten yet highly-personal stories, woman by woman, girl by girl. Confident and assured of voice, she navigates womanhood and its attendant desires and abuses, permitting the reader to embrace the power and vulnerability encased in the female form. Anderson's delicate choice of words 'unlace restraint' and take us to the limits of the female body's potential.

As Poet in Residence for the 2023 Birnam Book Festival, Morag Anderson is highly-sought-after as both a poet and performer. Her poetry has appeared in Popshot Quarterly, Skylight 47, Finished Creatures and The Scotsman. After winning Over the Edge New Poet and the Clochoderick Poetry Prize in 2018, Anderson's work has also landed her on the shortlist for the Bridport Poetry Prize and the Edwin Morgan Trust Competition