The
Magic
Border
The Magic Border is the debut book from Mercury Prize-winning musician and poet Arlo Parks, combining never-before-seen poetry, song lyrics and beautiful, intimate images from collaborator, photographer Daniyel Lowden.
Featuring twenty original poems, alongside an exclusive artist’s statement and the complete lyrics from her sophomore album My Soft Machine, this vital collection explores the queer experience, blackness, grief, trauma and love through the eyes of the remarkable young musician.
The Magic Border allows readers rare insight into her creative process and beautifully showcases the full breadth of Arlo’s singular artistry.
COMING SEPTEMBER 2023
AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW
UK BOOK EVENTS
9 SEPTEMBER - MANCHESTER LITERATURE FESTIVAL, MANCHESTER
IN CONVERSATION + POETRY READING + BOOK SIGNING
10 SEPTEMBER: SOUTHBANK CENTRE, LONDON
IN CONVERSATION + POETRY READING
11 SEPTEMBER: ROUGH TRADE WEST, LONDON
BOOK SIGNING
25 SEPTEMBER: ROUGH TRADE NOTTINGHAM
IN CONVERSATION + POETRY READING + BOOK SIGNING
US BOOK EVENTS
4 OCTOBER – THE GREAT HALL, COOPER UNION, NEW YORK
IN CONVERSATION + POETRY READING
10 OCTOBER – ZIPPER HALL, COLBURN SCHOOL, LOS ANGELES
IN CONVERSATION + POETRY READING
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‘The most tender and tactile collection. Arlo Parks writes poetry you can taste. An embrace of a book'
Florence Welch
‘Arlo Parks pulls beauty around her as a war tactic.and she sharos the spoils with us. I am grateful and invigorated’
Katie Gavin, Muna
Poetry was my place, my little clearing in the forest, where I could quietly put everything I was holding. I’m not sure what gave me the courage to open up that space to you, but here I am, doing it. I am proud to show you this personal lens that life shimmers through. This book is no longer mine. It is yours.