‘lessons in glass’ by Olga Dermott-Bond — Primers Shortlist 2018

Olga Dermott-Bond is on the ten-person shortlist for Primers Volume Four. ‘lessons in glass’ is the title poem of her shortlised manuscript. We’ve been showcasing the work of all the shortlisted writers over the past two weeks. Click here to read more poems.

Olga Dermott-Bond is originally from Northern Ireland and now lives in Warwickshire, where she is a teacher and mother of two daughters. She writes poetry and flash fiction, and was one of the winners in this year’s BBC Proms Poetry Competition.