It is a fundamental law in our universe that energy cannot be destroyed, it can only be transformed. This principle lies at the heart of Fiona Theokritoff’s debut pamphlet, which follows the way our world has taken the old energy of magic and alchemy, and transformed it through inspiration, conflict and necessity into today’s energy of science and technology.

The poems explore the pain as well as the inevitability of change, how our world changes, and how our global and personal relation­ships change as a result. And how humans will always struggle to love, whatever the cost.

Fiona Theokritoff grew up in East Anglia. Her first degree was in Environmental Science, and she has an MA in Creative Writing from Nottingham Trent University. She teaches creative writing to adults, and has worked in publishing and as a health practitioner. Fiona’s work is informed by ideas of growth and transformation, both personal and in society, and by her background in science. Her poems have appeared in a variety of magazines including Mslexia, The Interpreter’s House, Under the Radar and Consilience.