On Days Such as This

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.