Month: August 2023
#TheSealeyChallenge: Day Five. Exemplary poetry of place. Against The Wood’s Dark Trunks by Jack Bedell. Highly recommended. A fuller review will appear in The Broken Spine.
Against the Woods’ Dark Trunks: Poems https://amzn.eu/d/ePdFCsz
#TheSealeyChallenge: Day Four. Magic Lives In Girls by Sadee Bee. A highly charged exploration of a girl coming into womanhood. Images that engrave themselves on your brain. Bewitching words that vividly and dramatically bring vitality and energy. Highly recommended. A fuller review will appear in The Broken Spine.
#TheSealeyChallenge: Day Three. Confronting The Elements by Samantha Terrell. Highly recommended. Ideally this should be read after reading her “Keeping Afloat”, that explores the element of water, its metaphorical and physical qualities. This new book progresses through fire, wind and ends grounded in earth. Samantha carefully, concisely explores the sometimes contradictory facets of these elements, complemented by Jane Cornwell’s excellent water colours. A fuller review will appear in The Broken Spine.
Confronting the Elements: A Poetry Collection https://amzn.eu/d/gYWX5Jn
TheSealeyChallenge: Day Two. Wrappings in Bespoke by Sanjeev Sethi. Witty, concise. Addictive love of language. You will find yourself adoring the new words you learn that lend a profound depth to these concise observations. Highly recommended. A fuller review will appear in The Broken Spine.
#TheSealeyChallenge: Day One. Rebel Blood Cells by Jamie Woods. Vivid, sharply humorous account of cancer, written in excellent poetic forms and words that convey the journey with wit and precision. Highly recommended. A fuller review will appear in The Broken Spine.
The Wombwell Rainbow 