Poetry
Peace – Land
Reflection - remembrance - response A hundred winters have passed since the internment of the German High Seas Fleet in Scapa Flow. Agreement over the fate of the Fleet would ultimately never be reached, forestalled by the dramatic acts of its officers and crew in June 1919. These verses reflect upon time spent waiting for [...]Read more of Peace – Land...The Tern
Key
Key Hush little baby, A hundred times, Serenade to the ocean of sleep mother and the deep. The hat’s on the sun Shining loud as church bells Skipping street-free In bright season of green. Curse the comparison Of public choir And sweet-voiced solos That pops private bubbles of bliss. A voice the size of a […]
Read more of Key...The Book of Blood, Vicki Feaver
The Book of Blood Vicki Feaver This collection of poems draws the reader ever inwards. Fever’s dexterity at handling topics and mood, and her skill in creating voices that are nuanced and truthful is enviable and inspiring. The style is unpretentious and accessible, not one over-burdened with references or obscured by technique. The reader explores […]
Read more of The Book of Blood, Vicki Feaver...The Nations Favourite Poems of Remembrance
The Nation’s Favourite Poems of Remembrance Foreword by Michael Rosen This collection of poems is a rich source for anyone seeking to reflect and remember times past and the dead. From D.H. Lawrence’s tender memory of his mother in Piano to the bleak, A Refusal to Mourn the Death by Fire of a Child in […]
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