Fire and Bees

“Fires both real and metaphorical crackle through this exciting new collection by Bethan Rees, and its pages hum and crawl with insect life. These poems are hard-hitting and poignant; exploring themes of class, loss, mental health and the way familial trauma is passed on from one generation to the next. Rees’ work is surreal and compelling – an exciting new voice in the poetry world.” Julia Webb

“Fire and Bees darts with unexpected twists and edges, projecting its imagination into past, present and future, with themes of family, relationship and corporeal sensitivity. Mirroring the very nature of poetry, thresholds between the interior and exterior of bodies feel permeable, with recurring images of stings and syringes pricking the skin. Rees’ work is quick-witted and blazing.” Claire Williamson

Fire and Bees is very intense and very reflective, like the burning memories we carry. 

ISBN: 978-1-7394122-2-7
32 pages
R.R.P. £6.99

A sample poem can be enjoyed below.

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Stitches

I need to let you know what

I’ve done in my life.

The journeys I’ve been on.

The people I have met

that you might have hated

or loved.

Sitting in the parlour, I take

thread from Gran’s biscuit tin

come sewing kit.

I’m telling you my story through

my skin. Stitching my narrative into

the body you gave me.

The thread slides through my palm

and the pull of the needle is guided

by your spirit.

I want to let you know what you want

to know. And hopefully you’ll feel this too.

I create an aeroplane with black cord

and flesh. But from your perspective it looks more

like a bird.

So, I start to stitch a bird, because I think

that’s what you want me to do.