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Joanne Limburg

About

Joanne Limburg was born and grew up in London, at the northern end of the Jubilee Line, but now lives in Cambridge with her husband and son. She has published two collections of poetry with Bloodaxe Books: Femenismo, which was shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best First Collection, and Paraphernalia, a Poetry Book Society Recommendation. Her latest book is The Woman Who Thought Too Much, a memoir about OCD, anxiety, and poetry.

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Recent Posts
Claiming Territory Back From OCD

Why the only way for me to keep my OCD on the back foot is to do exactly what it's telling me I mustn't.

Why the only way for me to keep my OCD on the back foot is to do exactly what it's telling me I mustn't.

Livin' in an O-C Paradise

Imagine a world where everyone was just obsessive enough.

Imagine a world where everyone was just obsessive enough.

So Does It Run in Your Family?

At book readings, I would always be asked whether OCD ran in my family, and my answer would have to be, 'Well, not officially, no.'

At book readings, I would always be asked whether OCD ran in my family, and my answer would have to be, 'Well, not officially, no.'

Me, My Child, and OCD

Sometimes you have to feel the fear and let your child do it anyway.

Sometimes you have to feel the fear and let your child do it anyway.