Catullus: Shibari Carmina

Overview

An erotic, humorous, inventive translation of the late Roman poet Catullus through the lens of shibari (Japanese rope bondage).

Author Biography

Isobel Williams blogs about drawing and started live-drawing (depicting things as they happen) in 2011. Her subjects include performers preparing for the Notting Hill carnival, courtrooms, and Japanese rope bondage (shibari) performances. She has had poems published in magazines, including PN Review and Poetry Salzburg, and been a runner-up in competitions, including Stand and the TLS. She wrote and illustrated The Supreme Court: a Guide for Bears in 2017 and is contributing a chapter to Design and Visualisation in Legal Education: Access to the Law, published by Routledge in 2021.