He comes each week to loosen his limbs,
lose some weight, make the heart beat stronger,
longer.
This is a skilful collection by a poet well acquainted
with relative place: wherever a poem lives, it always
remembers its place in the world. Indeed, juxtapositions
and connections – with place, culture, and among
humans – are where the poet flexes his muscle – ‘works
out’ his ideas. The poet gazes outward and inward
with the same critical eye: he kindly refuses to judge
the humans in his poems, instead offering them up as
precise portraits, and even in dialect, never caricatures.
The poet is never far from the frame, sharing in our
delight, disappointment, upset, and wonder.
- ISBN13 9781913640347
- Publish Date 1 June 2021
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Parthian Books
- Format Paperback
- Pages 80
- Language English