Holdfast

<p>These poems have grown from quiet ground. They awaken the senses bring the reader close illuminate. Raven breaks colour tricking the light his feather a prism releasing violet and night. This is a collection of rich imagery with a musicality of language that is compellng. Themes of innocence wonder forgiveness grief and loss run through landscapes of childhood motherhood and the emergence of the writing life. before you knew...that a heart's purse fully opened could invite anything but gold</p><p></p><p>Themes of family loss and friendship are predominant. Reflections on the emergence of the writing voice run through.</p>