Under my Bed

If you thought Tracy Emin’s “My Bed” rocked and shocked the art world in 1998, Sarah Telfer’s 2023 publication “Under my Bed” will make you think again. This astounding debut collection of poems will startle your senses and probably shock you.
These poems lay bare the creative mind of Sarah Telfer. How many of us have attempted to bake a new sister, walk through a giant stone vagina or regrow a long-dead father in a compost bin? Telfer connects with us as she relives some of her life-changing experiences played out in the northern coastal towns of Saltburn and Redcar: teenage hormones in class 5G, the mental health of a parent, and the heart-rending loss of a loved one.
Telfer’s detailed observations and rhythm will startle you, quieten your soul, make you burst into laughter, and plunge you into sorrow, all in the space of one poem.