Cover reveal: Pacemaker by David Toms
We’re delighted to reveal the cover for the next book from Banshee Press, forthcoming on 15 September 2022: Pacemaker, a beautiful short memoir by David Toms about – among other things – hiking and hearts:
In Pacemaker, acclaimed poet David Toms confronts what it means to live life while always walking in tandem with a rare heart condition. In this reflective hybrid memoir, he invites us into the most intimate of struggles; to be keenly aware, with every step, that one day your heart may give out. He climbs mountains for leisure and in his personal life; explores heartbreak both metaphorical and literal; and takes us on journeys both real and imagined.
Written with beauty and economy, Pacemaker speaks to all of us in its exploration of what it means to live in a fragile yet resilient body, to walk multiple challenging paths, and to always find a way to keep moving.
David Toms is a writer from Waterford, now living and working in Norway. His poetry collections include Northly (Turas Press, 2019), Soma | Sema (Knives Forks and Spoons Press, 2011), and several chapbooks. His creative work has been published in a wide range of magazines and anthologies across Ireland, the UK, the US and Europe, including in several issues of Banshee.
Pacemaker was designed by Anna Morrison and will be published in a beautiful hardback edition. It is available for pre-order now!
