We Will Be Fine

Spiky, and as ominous as snow in June, We Will Be Fine is full of wistful yearning and eerie surrealism. With an arch, ironic tone that belies the precision of its imagery, this pamphlet lampoons the fallacy of the picture perfect relationship. Expect magic, flying, burnt dinners and naked mole rats, just don’t hold out for happily-ever-after.

‘With her signature wit and deliciously deadpan delivery, Lyster immerses us in the bizarre beauty and messiness of being alive.’ Natalie Linh Bolderston

‘The poems are contemplative and precise, honest and hopeful: full of unique metaphors rooted in the mundane and the domestic, and venturing out into the world only to deconstruct it in this searching and skilful debut.’ Isabelle Baafi

‘The poems in We will be fine are funny, original, fresh, slightly scary, knowing at the same time as moving, strange and surprising.’ Mark Waldron

‘In Lyster’s word-world, moments of connection and severance come together with painful accuracy.’ Will Harris