More Than You Were

Disgrifiad Cymraeg / Welsh Description

Yn ei chasgliad cyntaf o gerddi byr a chrafog, mae Christina Thatcher yn archwilio ei hymateb i golli ei thad i orddos o gyffuriau, ac i fywyd yn dilyn y drasiedi. Dyma archwiliad dewr i ddibyniaeth, gwleidyddiaeth teulu, atgofion plentyndod a galar.

Disgrifiad Saesneg / English Description

In her début collection of short, sharp poems, Christina Thatcher explores what it means to lose a father to a drug overdose and to life after the event. This is a brave exploration of addiction, family politics, childhood memories and grief.

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Bywgraffiad yr Awdur / Author Biography

Christina Thatcher is a PhD student and postgraduate tutor at Cardiff University where she studies how creative writing can impact the lives of people bereaved by addiction. Christina keeps busy off campus too by delivering creative writing workshops across south Wales, running projects for organisations including Making Minds and the Welsh Writers Trust and coordinating literature events for the Made in Roath Festival. Her poetry and short stories have featured in a number of publications including The London Magazine, Planet Magazine, Acumen and The Interpreter’s House. To learn more about Christina’s work please visit her blog: https://collectingwords.wordpress.com or follow her on Twitter: @writetoempower.

Adolygiad y Cyhoeddwr / Publisher Review

In July 2013, David Thatcher died of a drug overdose in America. More than you were was written by his daughter, to try to understand what came after. The result is a striking collection of poetry which explores addiction, family politics, childhood memories and grief. Her short, sharp poems home in on situations to reveal their complex relationship and the challenges she faced after losing him. Thatcher weaves the darkest memories – the murder of pets, the burning down of a childhood home, the blood stains on white tiles – with ones which betray a tenderness and love. A brave debut, More than you were, explores what it means to lose a father to an addiction and live on.