ISDAL

A haunting and innovative poetry collection that weaves together personal history, Nordic mystery, and the search for identity. In ISDAL, Susannah Dickey creates a mesmerizing collection that takes its name from the mysterious Isdal Woman—an unidentified woman found dead in Norway's Isdalen Valley in 1970. Using this unsolved case as a starting point, Dickey explores themes of identity, belonging, and the stories we tell about women who exist on the margins.

These poems move between the personal and the mythical, the contemporary and the historical, creating a unique voice that is both intimate and expansive. Dickey's work examines what it means to be seen and unseen, known and unknown, as she navigates questions of femininity, displacement, and the weight of unexplained disappearances. With precise, evocative language and a keen eye for the uncanny, Dickey has crafted a collection that feels both urgent and timeless.

The poems in ISDAL speak to anyone who has ever felt like a mystery to themselves or wondered about the stories of women whose voices have been lost to history. A remarkable debut that announces a significant new voice in contemporary poetry, ISDAL is a collection that lingers long after the final page.