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Annabel Banks

Annabel Banks has written for journals and anthologies including Shearsman, The Manchester Review, Litro, The Stockholm Review, Under the Radar and 3:AM. Her poetry collection, DTR (Broken Sleep) was nominated for the Forward Prize.

The Glottal Stop

In many parts of British society hearing a working-class accent is a shock – but in professional circles, it is often interpreted as a transgression that needs to be policed.