An exceptional anthology, according to the Times Literary Supplement, combining the unique experience of a war correspondent with selected poems in an act of testimony. Lindsey Hilsum, International Editor of Channel 4 News, encapsulates almost four decades of journalistic conflict coverage from Rwanda to Kosovo and Palestine. During the events in Ukraine, she posted a poem daily, sparking readers' interest and desire for more. In this work, she gathers her favorite poems from antiquity to the modern world by poets from around the globe. For each poem, she recalls a memory from her own work, describing encounters with warlords in Bosnia, child soldiers in Uganda, and testimonies in Rwanda. Her prose reveals the comedic absurdity and astonishing bravery, the meaning and absence of it, unexpected moments of love, and the unseen consequences that come long after the cameras are gone. She explores the downfall of war and its deadly allure.

"Profound, revealing, disturbing and timely" - CAROL ANN DUFFY

"Stunning, compelling and movingly deep" - WILLIAM BOYD

"Brings us darkness and light in the most moving, magical way" - CHRISTINA LAMB

Pages: 304, Dimensions: 14.5x14.5cm