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This is a courageous, arresting debut from a poet to watch.

Monika Radojevic's poems grapple with the intersections of race and womanhood with a bite fitting of this debut's title; her ability to weave gut-punching honesty with arresting imagery makes for a standout collection[...] Radojevic is no doubt a poet with a bright futureand Teeth in the Back of My Neck is a testament to the powerful things she has to say. An assertive and enthralling collection of poetry.

Radojevic writes with an uncompromising fierceness, provocation and dedication to the physical body which acts as her most authentic, intuitive medium of expression. She offers with this collection a vital contribution to literature at a time when women's voices urgently need to be heard.

Radojevic's interrogation of the status quo ... is not just interesting, it is agitating.

...her Instagram feed is a treasure trove of musings, powerful short poems and snapshots of her life.

A striking collection that showcases a voice representative of a new generation of writers, who are unafraid of tackling important issues relating to female experience.

This collection of poems felt so valid, feminist, organic, pulsing, provocative and reflective.

Monika Radojevic's poems grapple with the intersections of race and womanhood with a bite fitting of this debut's title; her ability to weave gut-punching honesty with arresting imagery makes for a standout collection[...] Radojevic is no doubt a poet with a bright futureand Teeth in the Back of My Neck is a testament to the powerful things she has to say. An assertive and enthralling collection of poetry.

An arresting debut collection about identity, ancestry and history, from a young poet selected as an inaugural winner of the #Merky Books New Writers' Prize, dedicated to discovering the best writers of a new generation 
 
Written with profound depth and insight, the poems in Teeth in the Back of My Neck explore the joys, the confusions and the moments of sadness behind having one's history scattered around the globe ­- and the way in which your identity is always worn on your skin, whether you like it or not. 
 
 Bristling with tension and beautifully realised, Monika Radojevic's impressive debut collection is an introduction to one of the most considerable and impressive poets of her generation.

Half-Brazilian and half-Montenegrin, Monika Radojevic was born and raised in London. She has a master's in Development Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, and works in the political sector on women's rights and gender equality. She writes to make sense of life. This is her first collection.

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