Poetry Sunday with Iain Britton

Uncertain Densities: Poems for Diane Arbus pays hommage to Diane Arbus (1923–1971), the American photographer best known for her compelling, often disturbing, portraits of people from the edges of society. In 1960 Esquire published Arbus’s first photo-essay, in which she effectively juxtaposed privilege and squalor in New York City. Thereafter she made a living as a freelance photographer and photography instructor. Iain Britton's poems snap their own compelling portraits of hers in minimalist lyric verse. Uncertain Densities is published in a limited edition of 65 copies in tribute to 65 years since Diane Arbus's first solo exhibition in New York City.

About the author:
Iain Britton is an Aotearoa New Zealand poet and author of several poetry collections. His work has been nominated for a Forward Prize for Best Single Poem and Best First Collection. Poems have been published in Harvard Review, Poetry, The New York Times, Wild Court, Blackbox Manifold, The Scores Journal, Stand, Agenda, New Statesman, Poetry Birmingham and Poetry Wales. The Intaglio Poems was published by Hesterglock Press in 2017. A chapbook, Project Constellation, was launched in London by Sampson Low in 2022.