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'‘Compassionate, poignant, otherworldly and profound: this thought-provoking, sometimes raw, collection is accessible contemporary poetry at its zenith of achievement.’ - Mark Logie, author of the poetry collection On the Road to Infinity and the young adult thriller Deadfall
'‘Magdalena Ball has assembled a delicate memento mori of our many subtle frames of reference. Her imagery is beautifully structured in heart-breaking threads, and redolent of her intellect, her warmth, and her love of text.’ - Basil Eliades, artist, author of 3rd i and 50IV, and creator of The Men’s Deck
'‘The writing is polished and brave. Intellect melds with emotion to soar. Readers will find talisman poems and refer to them again and again.’ - Jan Dean, author of Paint Peels, Graffiti Sings (Flying Island Books, Macau)' (Publication summary)
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Ivy Ireland Reviews Petra White and Magdalena Ball
2018
single work
essay
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , 1 February no. 84 2018;'Approaching new work from such sharp, prolific and often dazzling poets as Magdalena Ball and Petra White is arguably no job for a quiet morning. Both White’s Reading for a Quiet Morning and Ball’s Unmaking Atoms demand (and duly reward) close attention. The perusal of such multi-layered, expansive texts is more suited, perhaps, to the intensity of early evenings, the drawn-out moments of twilight. For there is strident and persistent music erupting from both of these collections; sometimes it might seem serene, but more often the tune that floods out of the text feels more like an intense, liturgical dirge.' (Introduction)
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Mary Cresswell Reviews Unmaking Atoms by Magdalena Ball.
2017
single work
review
— Appears in: Plumwood Mountain [Online] , August 2017;
— Review of Unmaking Atoms 2017 selected work poetry -
The Inner and Outer Worlds of the Bereaved
2017
single work
essay
— Appears in: Rochford Street Review , July-September no. 23 2017;'Magdalena Ball’s Unmaking Atoms, her second full-length collection, is a prodigious and often heart-wrenching array of poems, speaking to themes of loss and grief. In the ninety-two, generally short pieces, Ball projects an astounding breadth of knowledge, particularly in science, and mines this in unique and skillful ways.' (Introduction)
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“The Core of Unmaking Atoms” : Zalehah Turner Interviews Magdalena Ball
Zalehah Turner
(interviewer),
2017
single work
interview
— Appears in: Rochford Street Review , July-September no. 23 2017;
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Mary Cresswell Reviews Unmaking Atoms by Magdalena Ball.
2017
single work
review
— Appears in: Plumwood Mountain [Online] , August 2017;
— Review of Unmaking Atoms 2017 selected work poetry -
Ivy Ireland Reviews Petra White and Magdalena Ball
2018
single work
essay
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , 1 February no. 84 2018;'Approaching new work from such sharp, prolific and often dazzling poets as Magdalena Ball and Petra White is arguably no job for a quiet morning. Both White’s Reading for a Quiet Morning and Ball’s Unmaking Atoms demand (and duly reward) close attention. The perusal of such multi-layered, expansive texts is more suited, perhaps, to the intensity of early evenings, the drawn-out moments of twilight. For there is strident and persistent music erupting from both of these collections; sometimes it might seem serene, but more often the tune that floods out of the text feels more like an intense, liturgical dirge.' (Introduction)
-
“The Core of Unmaking Atoms” : Zalehah Turner Interviews Magdalena Ball
Zalehah Turner
(interviewer),
2017
single work
interview
— Appears in: Rochford Street Review , July-September no. 23 2017; -
The Inner and Outer Worlds of the Bereaved
2017
single work
essay
— Appears in: Rochford Street Review , July-September no. 23 2017;'Magdalena Ball’s Unmaking Atoms, her second full-length collection, is a prodigious and often heart-wrenching array of poems, speaking to themes of loss and grief. In the ninety-two, generally short pieces, Ball projects an astounding breadth of knowledge, particularly in science, and mines this in unique and skillful ways.' (Introduction)