Selima Hill. Photo © Jill Furmanovsky
Acclaimed poet Selima Hill is the subject of the latest edition in
In a searching, wide-ranging and often very funny exchange, Hill talks to
Review editor Emily Berry about being both a prolific writer and a private person, about secrecy and rebellion, embodiedness and encodedness.
Her writing process is, Hill says, less about cutting (“which sounds so violent”) and rather like “lifting your hair – loosen, loosen, then tighten, tighten, tighten – spread it as far as you can, then tighten”. In a conversation that ranges across relationships with family, men and audiences, they also discuss Eastern European literature and animals, including Hill’s pet giant land snail. Hill describes how her diagnosis of Asperger’s Syndrome, her experiences in psychiatric hospital, and periods of muteness have affected her writing. She gives vivid readings of all of her poems published in the winter 2020 issue of
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