On Days Such as This

<p>From the unusual opening poem (conflating birth with a car crash) to its close (an abandoned suitcase representing an entire lifetime) this book weaves its stories backwards and forwards through time and place. There is insight sensuality reflection surprise and humour as discovered through various personae - be it a tender mother a heartbroken widow or a male poet wrestling with writer's block as well as in objects such as an old chest of drawers a bronze-age trumpet or a piece of string. This compelling collection demonstrates technical and linguistic mastery and genuine philosophical depth. In language that is a joy to read the poems illuminate the capacity for love loss hope and passion which exists in each and every one of us. </p>