History of the Child by Penelope Shuttle Simon Rennie whose sense of conflict between

whose sense of conflict between self and society gave birth to this anthology's title-poem

” —Sophie Collins

and making life from the very things that threaten it

There is something new under the sun on every page

As ‘thunder djinns the air’

History of the Child by Penelope Shuttle Simon Rennie whose sense of conflict betweenPenelope Shuttle's History of the Child is a highly evocative exploration of childhood, memory, and imagination, blending personal and historical perspectives. The book's themes include parenting, grief, nature, emotional recovery and connections to the past, guided by the idea of childhood as a transformative and rebellious space. The first of the book's four sections features poems about Katherine of Aragon, the Vestal Virgins, Stanley Spencer and