68pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2023
A collection of poems.
"With extraordinary lyricism, tenderness and an unfailing eye for gorgeous imagery, My mother the seal uncovers deep layers of history and humanity." Finuala Dowling, author of Pretend You Don't know Me, new and selected poems
Elizabeth Trew grew up in Cape Town. She spent 27 years in exile in England and returned to South Africa in 1991. A former librarian and teacher, she is currently a language editor and lives in Cape Town.