States of Happiness by Suzanne Batty John O'Donnell These were not the only

These were not the only poems that he wrote—others are preserved in the artist’s papers—but these are the ones he chose to publish

fragmentary

‘A Psalm for the Scaffolders’ is a hymn for her father’s profession

is grounded in her own life

States of Happiness by Suzanne Batty John O'Donnell These were not the onlyStates of Happiness, Suzanne Battys second full length collection, begins with an extended sequence written in memory of her twin sister. This explores their relationship from shared birth to her twins early death from Friedreichs ataxia, a rare degenerative disease. Suzanne Battys gifts of empathy and imagination combine to produce a profoundly moving elegy telling the hidden story of growing up as the well twin and exploring the meaning of illness