Transformatrix by Patience Agbabi
Author:Patience Agbabi [Patience Agbabi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: General Fiction
ISBN: 9781847677280
Publisher: Canongate Books
Published: 2009-10-14T16:00:00+00:00
That weekend
Old Woman made the pottage in her womb-dark
cauldron, and she drank, and was with child.
And autumn came and winter went and springtime
lit the black earth with snowdrops. Girl
conversed with snakes and conquered trees while Boy
grew thumbs and learnt to suck them both. Soon Boy
grew restless and Old Woman knew her term must end.
âLook in the convex mirror of my belly, Girl.
Translate to light that which is dark,â
and Girl replied âItâs time!â
The forest heaved and wept. The child
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