The Book of Bad Betties

‘By far the most exciting, questing and innovative anthology of woman-centred poetry in recent years. Rich, irritable, joyous. Beautifully written, exquisitely edited and curated, The Book of Bad Betties is an essential addition to the contemporary literary canon.’ Joelle Taylor 

‘This anthology is a joy. A gallery of pen-portraits by some of the most exciting poets around. I’ve rarely encountered so many wise, subversive, glorious women in one book.’ Clare Pollard

The poems in this book pay tribute to the women who’ve changed our lives, globally or personally. The fighters, survivors, rebels, queens, bosses, mentors, mothers, lovers and friends.

Edited by Vanessa Kisuule and Anja Konig

Poetry by Gale Acuff, Polly Atkin, Erdem Avsar, Honey Baxter, Chloe Bettles, K. Blair, Laurie Bolger, Helen Bowie, Helen Bowell, Troy Cabida, Jemima Foxtrot, Jasmine Gray, Fee Griffin, Marguerite Harrold, Julie Irigaray, Safiya Kamaria Kinshasa, Cecilia Knapp, Jill Michelle, Jenny Mitchell, Charlotte Newbury, Madeleine Pulman-Jones, Ellora Sutton, Ojo Taiye, Claudine Toutoungi and Christian Yeo

Cover by Helen Nicholson

PAPERBACK    ISBN: 978-1-913268-23-7    PUBLISHED: 22ND SEPTEMBER 2021