I attended a workshop facilitated by Pascale Petit in which participants were given random animals to write about—I got the hare, and this poem was born. I wove facts about hares into a dream-like narrative set in Ireland. The use of hares and the narrow valley allowed me to explore themes recurrent in my work: violence against women and sexual desire. I also leant on the anthropomorphism of jack hares in popular culture. 

Based in the English Midlands, Alison Tanik began writing in her mid-50s. Performing UK-wide under the name “Who the Fuck is Alice,” she addresses sexuality and relationships with men. She has an MA in poetry from the Manchester Writing School and is a Nine Arches Press Dynamo Poet 2025-2026. 

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