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Sue Vickerman made her debut with her pamphlet Shag (Arrowhead Press 2003). Her poems, punctuated by keenly observed birds, were described as edgy, elemental, and tender: ‘straight-talking narratives... dense and gritty, at home on the edge of things’ (Linda France, editor, Bloodaxe’s Sixty Women Poets). The poems in this, her first full-length collection, continue to range over birds and the world of human relationships with a direct and uncompromising gaze. A breathless, breathtaking collection, nature au naturel: poetry refracted in the prism of her beacon eye, as effortless as a fulmar’s flight… Birds given tongue and tangy taste... This riotous palette of colourful, heart-felt, sharply poignant, piercingly topical experience [is] a glorious achievement.’ - Magnus Magnusson ‘…passionate, laconic poetry of a distinguished kind… These poems aren’t really about birds. And yet they are. Painful, witty, long-sighted – I seem to be running out of adjectives. And no wonder.’ - U. A. Fanthorpe ‘... poems [that] remind those of us who write only in lists how much we need rhythm in our lives... A reminder of what really matters in this hectic world.’ - Sandi Toksvig Available now: £6.99
paperback ISBN 1-903914-18-3 |
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