New book, 700 pages so should keep me going for a while. Might sprain my wrist with this one. #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #poetsofbluesky #poetsonbluesky #blueskypoets #jhprynne

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This poem by Hugo Williams generates much of its power from restraint and matter-of-fact language. The loss of innocence and the dismantling of absolutes are devastatingly portrayed here without the need for any linguistic fireworks...

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Early stroll. A breeze ruffles a tree’s hair. The cemetery gates are open, waiting. Puddles as mirrors. Rain’s monotonous anecdotes. Tyresplash sonatas.

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i.m. Douglas Dunn 23/10/42 - 16/10/26

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I don’t get the papers out of the box because of the rain. The shopkeeper emerges from the car, carrying a white cup. I get the papers out of the box and carry them in. The shopkeeper tells me the clocks go back on Saturday and that there’s 60% chance of rain today. I nod.

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