Ortileus's Sea Monsters by Stephanie Green

Ortelius' Sea-Monsters by Stephanie Green is the winner of the Alastair Reid pamphlet prize, 2023 (Wigtown Festival). The poems explore a wide range of trauma inspired by various mythological sea-monsters depicted on Ortelius' 1590 map of Iceland and surrounding seas.

“‘Ortelius’ Sea-Monsters’ is outstanding ... I relished each encounter... This is a work which is a triumph both for the writer’s imagination and their wide and surprising range of poetic skills.” - Donald S Murray, judge of the competition.

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