Hiding to Nothing Anita Pati Robert MacFarlane where a night stroll under

where a night stroll under the street lamps of Soho Square becomes a search for true lineage

and memory

At once an exploration of a man left hollow by fate

Her poems about family

these poems now resonate with each other in new and unexpected ways

Hiding to Nothing Anita Pati Robert MacFarlane where a night stroll underAnita Pati's debut collection, Hiding to Nothing, explores the destabilising effects of violence, particularly empire's aftermath, on a psyche. Threaded with internal dialogue, this multi layered work witnesses how unbelonging can unsettle perceptions of the brown female body within an unwelcoming, even hostile, environment. From 'exotic' dodos punished for not being doves to Greenface, on whom blonde girls birth natterjack toads, marginal presences