Pirouette | Poetry & Poetry Anthologies
Aniel Botha
Queillerie
In Pirouette, a debut work of poetry, ballet terminology and the hospital milieu of eating disorders are bound together in a contemplation of brokenness, psychic disturbance and the wounds life inflicts.
Rhythm and metre link with the pervasive dance metaphor to portray life from a dancer’s perspective, stripped to only the necessary lines: a tumbling, turning search for meaning with a liberating leap to a healthier place.