Perceptions

PERCEPTIONS consists of short pieces poetry or poem-like essays written over a period of thirty years on various serious and reflective topics but with some humorous and occasional work too. As in Gillian Bickleys previous collections the subjects occur internationally: this time in the Pyrenees Nigeria Hawaii Albania as well as Hong Kong. Taken as a whole this fifth poetry collection recognizes the need for shelter and survival the desire for love for achievement for feelings of self-worth for objects on which to bestow reciprocal affection and the search for high-order achievements beyond the self. Reaching beyond this Perceptions considers the needs of other species our responsibilities towards them and the fragile environment that we all share.