Switch: The Complete Catullus by Isobel Williams Ana Sampson ‘Staying Alive is a book

‘Staying Alive is a book which leaves those who have read or heard a poem from it feeling less alone and more alive’ – John Berger

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precisely-crafted and generous poems seek consolation and affirmation

These are poems which look beyond the self

Switch: The Complete Catullus by Isobel Williams Ana Sampson ‘Staying Alive is a bookDuring the latter phases of covid, Isobel Williams completed the challenge of completing her celebrated translations of Catullus. The poems that had proved impossible when she was preparing Shibari Carmina, published to acclaim in 2021, relented. Now she has completed what almost eluded her. 'Translating Catullus has been, for me, like cage fighting with two opponents, not just A Top Poet, but the schoolgirl I was, trained to show the examiner that