Poems to get us through: 'I thought about drilling a hole in my head'

In this haunting work chosen by Carol Ann Duffy, the phases of the visiting moon trigger strange desires and inexplicable feelings in Ella Frears’ narrator

There could not be a better time to support small presses and new voices in poetry by buying their books and pamphlets. The poet and visual artist Ella Frears’ new collection is a Poetry Book Society recommendation for this summer. We may yet find ourselves performing some of the beautifully strange, moon-driven actions of her haunting poem.