The blue hour

The Blue Hour is a period of morning and evening twilight when the sun is below the horizon colouring the sky a deep blue. The poems in this enchanting and magical collection reflect upon the mysteries the joys and the sorrows of human existence from both a personal and a universal perspective. It is a journey that we all share in common and these are poems that chart our shared experience from dawn to sunset in a celebratory and life-affirming way. His work is breathtaking so very human and accessible- Heidi Nightengale Publisher & Editor at Clare Songbirds Publishing HouseIn the real way of a conversation that starts light and then dives deep Yates draws us into topics of life and death our connectedness to the earth the wonder of the ocean our past. He surprises with some spectacular unexpected endings. Poems with what I have called Slap upside the head last lines. Each a gem shining stone or shell shard gleaned from a winter beach during the long wait for spring. Collect one yourself.- Rachael Z. Ikins Associate Editor Clare Songbirds Publishing House.