Ariadne by Fiona Benson Nii Ayikwei Parkes ‘Four walls don’t make a

‘Four walls don’t make a home or a house—it takes some doing’

and writes these intense

to be two people at once

more astonished

” – Andrew Motion

Ariadne by Fiona Benson Nii Ayikwei Parkes ‘Four walls don’t make aWinner of the Michael Marks International Greek Bicentennial Poetry Prize 'This prize winning portfolio is a radically original insight into the myth. The poems are truthful, tender and appalling, showing us how vital the legacy of Greece still is; and also why, two hundred years ago, so many non Greeks joined the struggle for Independence.' Poetry Prize judges The Michael Marks International Greek Bicentennial Poetry Prizes celebrate 200 years since