The Uniform Factory

By Louise Fazackerley

Finally, in printed form, the poems from Louise’s BBC3 commission ‘Love is a Battlefield’ make a wonderful pamphlet

The Uniform Factory is modern war poetry marching to it’s own syncopated rhythm.

Anti-war. Pro-soldier. It documents and dreams the after-affects of economic conscription, war in Afghanistan and PTSD. Gallows-humour standing shoulder to shoulder with bitter anger.

The collection is punctuated by landays- a Pashtun poetic form, traditionally spread woman to woman, changing, rebelling and re-mixing in the telling.

Written from the perspective of the families left behind in Northern England

• Language: English
• Publisher: Verve Poetry Press
• Release date: Sep 10, 2020
• ISBN: 9781912565900

Louise Fazackerley

Winner of the BBC Radio New voices award, Louise is signed to Nymphs & Thugs spoken word label where she released two audio books- Love Is A Battlefield and Bird St. Her collection The Lolitas is the subject of ‘Love Is A Rebellious Bird’ an installation and film work by international artists AL + AL. She recently supported punk poet legend Dr. John Cooper Clarke on his sold-out tour. Louise is a director at Write Out Loud, a national organisation supporting grass roots poetry and currently poet-in-residence at Lily Lane Primary School. She is a highly experienced workshop leader, facilitating in education, prison and community settings. You may have seen or heard her on BBC 1, BBC Radio 3,4,5 or read her blog in The Guardian Northerner.