Unforgiven

by Roxanne Bodsworth

Written as a verse novel, 'Unforgiven' shows that we find ways to tell our stories that present us in the best possible light. We recreate ourselves continuously in an attempt to find a place of belonging, someone to hold us close, and to make meaning of what can seem like a meaningless existence. Perhaps life happens to us, or we happen to life, and at every moment are judged by others as worthy or unworthy, deserving or undeserving, forgiven or unforgiven. Sometimes the truth gets lost among our storytelling. Sometimes it hunts us down.

84 pages, Paperback

First published January 2, 2022

About the author

Roxanne Bodsworth is a poet, celebrant and farmer living on Bpangerang country, Victoria. She achieved her PhD at Victoria University in 2020 with a feminist reconstruction of Irish mythology using poetry and prose. Roxanne received a commendation in the 2022 Melbourne Poets' Union Prize and was a finalist in the Victorian Poetry Slam in 2020. Her poetry has been published in several journals under the pen-name of 'Therese', including The Incompleteness Book II and Lockdown Poetry. She is widely published in a range of genres, including reviews for Cordite and The Australasian Journal of Irish Studies.

Reviews

[Frank Prem · Rating 5 out of 5]

It takes a great and deep courage to explore a broken relationship. To write honestly about your own experience in it and of it.

Therese has titled her relationship memoir 'Unforgiven', but this poetry collection is an exercise in forgiveness. Forgiveness found in order to move on and leave a troubled past behind.

Congratulations Therese. I commend your work.