A surprisingly good novel in verse about the life of a portrait painter, brimming with sensuality & its evocation of attitudes of the time
Tag Archives: Poetry
Prophecy of Achilles by H.M. Roberts
The story of the Greek hero Achilles told through key characters from the Iliad and forming an enjoyable introduction to an ancient myth
Serious Concerns by Wendy Cope
Wendy Cope’s style of poetry is simple in terms of its accessibility but still has depth of humour and meaning
Things by Jennifer Nuesi
A long collection full of an outpouring of emotion and experience, freely formed with some true moments of clarity and power
Grief has Teeth by Louise Baxter
Grief has Teeth by Louise Baxter – A very powerful and moving collection of poetry and prose, charting and describing the author’s own experiences with grief’s many faces
you are my moon by Cherry Rao
you are my moon by Cherry Rao – A collection of verses full of love and loss and yearning, containing poems of simplicity and complexity, written with feeling
Wanderer by Court Young
Raw personal emotion, the consequence of the poet’s relationships, expressed honestly and simply through verse and drawings
Echoes of Light by Jani Viswanath
Echoes of Light by Jani Viswanath – A collection of poems and stories that feel like little pieces of calm and wisdom, reading like parables to guide and strengthen
Blue Verses: Volume I. Of love, death, angels and demons by Daniel Hernandez
Self-scrutiny and reconciliation is at the heart of this poetry collection as the author wrestles with the uncertainties that life offers.
Confetti: A Collection of Poems by Zuzanna Szostak
Let the poems of Confetti rain down on you and immerse yourself in their simplicity, their honesty and their trueness.