Malkin
Camille Ralphs
An Ellegy in 14 Spels
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Release Date: 19/11/2015
An Ellegy in 14 Spels Malkin is a vivid evocation of the trials of the Pendle Witches in 1612. The sequence of poems is delivered in the form of epitaphic monologues, with the accused men and women eerily addressing the reader with their confessions and pleas. Strikingly, Camille Ralphs has employed unorthodox spelling throughout the monologues, bringing out new meanings in familiar words and encouraging the reader to immerse themselves in the world of the poems. Fully illustrated with woodcut-style drawings from Emma Wright.
Malkin is an evocation of the personalities involved in the trials of the Pendle Witches in 1612, and takes the form of a sequence of epitaphic monologues from the points of view of the accused.