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Welcome, Figeater!

October 22, 2025

Andrea Carter’s book is winner of the John Ridland Poetry Prize.

Donna Spruijt-Metz writes: “Figeater is a blistering, deeply felt tribute to Carter’s ability to open a coherent and difficult world with language both lush and sharp. It is beautifully wrought.”

This beautiful collection was selected earlier this year and is now to order directly from Gunpowder Press here. Also available through Bookshop.org and other online retailers. Welcome, Figeater!

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