A late poem by the great Jeremy Hooker, who died on 26 December, and whose loss is hard to bear.
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A late poem by the great Jeremy Hooker, who died on 26 December, and whose loss is hard to bear.
So very sorry to hear this news, Seán. I became acquainted with Jeremy’s poetry while compiling Building Jerusalem. I loved his late collection, Scattered Light.
‘After inexplicable music in the sky, … the screams.’ John Heath-Stubbs remembers the slaughter of the innocents.
Robert Lowell remembering the Holy Innocents in 1945. ‘The world out-Herods Herod.’
That sounds lovely. We’re having our son and daughter-in-law tomorrow. Good thing Christmas is 12 days!
Many thanks! Hope it was a great day for all the Selfs!
Many thanks! Hope it was a great day for all the Knotts!
‘Christmas Night’ by the much-missed Peter Scupham
A merry Christmas to all!
A happy Christmas to you and yours, Graeme!
A happy Christmas to you and yours, Rishi!
Campus sunset
Nice find!
If you missed the opportunity to buy one of these little gems in person from Cam, order yours here: mngbookshop.co.uk/978148132183...
Always a contender for my favorite AT poem
Many thanks. Drawn by my friend, Kyong L. Kim.
Delighted to see my new selected edition of Anthony Thwaite’s poems (At the Garden’s Dark Edge, published by Baylor University Press) featured by George Szirtes in the Eastern Daily Press.
www.edp24.co.uk/news/2557097...
👍🏻 I was lucky enough to have a preview, and it’s fantastic.
Something rather exciting is coming in three short weeks – a beautiful collection of excerpts, poems, short stories, scenes from all the authors we’ve published in our first five years.
📚 All proceeds to our Bookbanks scheme.
renardpress.com/books/renard...
#beautifulbooks #booksky
Obvs will blather on more about this v soon, but book 4 is on its way... www.waterstones.com/book/cherry-...
I’m very much looking forward to this collection. You can whet your appetite with my review of Graeme’s excellent chapbook, Last of the Coalmine Choirboys, wildcourt.co.uk/from-the-shi....
Very excited for you, Rishi - and for myself, since I get to read it!
I had the privilege of spending some time with Seamus Heaney over the last week... www.thetimes.com/culture/book...
My pleasure! Your collection deserves many readers!
Thanks for the new link!
My pleasure! Hope your collection makes its way to many shelves!
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My new review essay of collections by @betarish.bsky.social, @tomsastry.bsky.social, Michael Vince, and Kieron Winn is published today in Wild Court. Find out why I like them so much: wildcourt.co.uk/a-hobby-of-exi….