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Lent 20: Psoriasis
The cover of Sarah Maguire’s fourth collection, The Pomegranates of Kandahar, is striking: a collection of explosive devices at what I assume is a young boy’s feet. The titular Kandahar is the second largest city in Afghanistan, once the famous … Continue reading
Lent 19: Before the Wind
Kathleen Jamie says of her collection The Tree House: “when asked what I write about, I like to reply that ‘about’ is the wrong word, it suggests the wrong relationship. I prefer to say ‘from’ or ‘toward’, or occasionally ‘through’. … Continue reading
Lent 18: 1981
In the PBS Bulletin in which Colette Bryce’s collection The Full Indian Rope Trick was recommended (Winter 2004), her comments contained some excellent thoughts and quotes about poetry. It is with genuine admiration that I include extracts from them here: … Continue reading
Lent 17: Piano Lesson
I don’t even own a copy of Eva Salzman’s New & Collected book, Double Crossing yet, but I enjoyed this poem about playing music (badly) and the start of summer so much that I wanted to share it. I suspect … Continue reading
Lent 16: Salvage
The title of Jane Draycott’s The Night Tree refers to a lighthouse, whose reaching beams of light are likened to petals or branches. By the lighthouse keepers, the sea is described as “a forest, our blades / cutting through like … Continue reading
Lent 15: On The Layout of a Ventricle
Ruth Padel’s The Soho Leopard is an interesting collection. I’ve written about it before – its four sections and it’s first poem which fits into none of them. Padel’s grandmother was Charles Darwin’s granddaughter, and I love how this family … Continue reading
Lent 12: Winter’s Tale
I have all of Duffy’s adult collections, several of her books of children’s poetry, and a lot of her edited anthologies. My first taste of her work was from her fifth collection The World’s Wife, which to this day is … Continue reading
Below the line: introduction part one
In May, inspired by Liveotherwise, I intend to attempt to live “below the line” by spending no more than £1 on day on food and drink, in consideration of the 1.4 billion people worldwide who live on this or less. … Continue reading
Lent poetry challenge: quarter done
Hey look, I said I’d do something for a fixed period of time, and a quarter of the way in, I’m still achieving as intended. Go me! Can I do the same again, and again, and again, to get to … Continue reading
World Book Day: Polly’s favourites
Thanks to a special request/suggestion, I’m sharing a bit about some of Polly’s favourite books. I’d love to hear your suggestions of your favourites, or your children’s favourites too. Apologies in advance for how many times I try to tell … Continue reading