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Using a combination of original prose and erasure poetry, The Woman's Part reimagines the lives and desires of Shakespeare's women - their unspoken opinions, perspectives, and unwritten endings. Each piece is accompanied by an erasure poem made from one of the character's speeches. Gatford says of her chapbook, ""My aim with this collection was not necessarily to make a grand statement, but to explore the thoughts and experiences of women who were never given the stage time to say what they really thought, or the ending they deserved. Which is probably all any of us really want.""

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The Woman's Part tips the Shakespeare canon on its axis, taking an axe to long-held conventions. An affecting and finely-crafted masterpiece which invites us to unlearn our deepest Bard-based archetypes. Stunning, incisive and fearless writing from one of the most exciting new voices on the literary scene. - Dr Chris Laoutaris, FHEA, Associate Professor of Shakespeare and Early Modern Drama, Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, THE SHAKESPEARE INSTITUTE By voicing their innermost desires (and eating a few still-beating hearts!) Shakespeare's women come into their power and create a chorus of fierce feeling. - Gwen Kirby, author of Shit Cassandra Saw

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Jo Gatford is an award-winning novelist, short fiction writer, poet, playwright, scriptwriter, and the co-founder of creative writing organisation Writers' HQ. She lives in Brighton UK, with her husband, two sons, a high-maintenance puppy, and many books.She fell into Shakespeare studies while she was supposed to be writing her second novel and 'accidentally' applied for an MA in Shakespeare & Theatre Studies at the Shakespeare Institute in Stratford-upon-Avon, where her little literary heart will live forever. She would one day like to direct Shakespeare, as well as her own dramatic works. She is currently researching a story about smuggling in Sussex and Kent in the late 18th century thanks to a development grant from Arts Council England.Find out more at www.jogatford.com or tweet her your favourite pun @jmgatford

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