Five things I’m loving in August.

Written By Libby Hart

01. Why Does Everything Feel So Joyless? Welcome to the Age of Decadence without Pleasure by Michèle Mendelssohn and Charlie Tyson.

02. An Uncomplicated Man by Emily Wilson.

03. Keeping the Minotaur by Debbie Lim and read by the author.

04. Death of an Irishwoman by Michael Hartnett and read by Ruth Negga.

05. The Honey Alone by Li-Young Lee

Photography by Gaelle Marcel.

Libby Hart

Libby Hart is an Australian poet who writes about the living world and the human experience. Her books include Burn, Wild, This Floating World and Fresh News from the Arctic. She is the editor of My Name Suspended in the Air, a centenary celebration of the Irish writer, Leland Bardwell.

https://libbyhartpoet.com
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