Kingfisher by Rozie Kelly #literature James Baldwin created one of

James Baldwin created one of his most striking characters: a man struggling to become himself

BloomsburyISBN: 9781526635235Extent: 464 pages

Faber & FaberISBN: 9780571362707Extent: 368 pages

A CONQUEROR CAPTIVATED

Thom and James Elliot are adopted sons of Naples

Kingfisher by Rozie Kelly #literature James Baldwin created one ofShe smelled like jasmine. No, not exactly. She smelled like the earth beneath a jasmine plant on a hot day. Most of us are poets, she said. Its just a question of how it comes out. When a creative writing academic becomes infatuated with his colleague the poet it is not long before it begins to threaten his relationship with his partner, Michael. Michael is beautiful. Michael is safe. But the poet is everything he isnt; she has everything he wants.