Velkom to Inklandt: Poems in my grandmother's Inklisch

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Velkom to Inklandt is a collection of poems in which Sophie Herxheimer brings vividly to life the voice of her German Jewish Grent Muzzer, Liesel, whose somewhat abrasive perspektiff she has never been able to forget.

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'This book is uplifting, funny, heart-breaking - a one-off... Buy, read, cherish this book.' - Kate Kellaway, The Observer 'I bought diss. It iss ferry fonny. It meks me vont to read out lout to my missis. Ach how ve laff.' - Michael Rosen 'Gorgeous books' - National Poetry Day, Forward Arts Foundation Reviews of Sophie Herxheimer's poetry: 'Herxheimer's poetry is fiercely energetic, erudite and punchy.' - Bidisha, BBC 'The sumptuous language and narrative angles make the world of Herxheimer's poems sparkle.' - David Caddy, Tears in the Fence

Author Bio

Sophie Herxheimer is an award-winning writer, artist and poet who teaches and collaborates extensively. She has held residencies for LIFT, Southbank Centre and Transport for London and her recent publications include The Listening Forest, The New Concrete and Voyage. She lives in Brixton with her family.