The book’s title can be read two ways. Impasse or contraction is
one of them. The purging of all but essential matters is another.
Each section in this poetry collection covers unique themes. In
Canticles, these ‘small songs’ celebrate the world given back
after a life crisis. Wood bleeds where a branch was, then
‘ripples a beauty around it’. In Seasons, the grief and
birdsong that accompanied our spring lockdown descend into the
ground of winter. A surgical glove ‘scrabbling in the dust’
bears witness to testing times. With Departures, lost friends are
remembered. The writer continues to address them as living.
‘Contraction’ comes to serve as a language for giving birth.
Oracles covers war, the ecological crisis, loss of insight for the
fabulous - these touch wider matters. ‘Tongues quick now with a
flame within will render dry stone into a speaking thing’.
Paul’s latest collection of lyrical poetry aims to change
consciousness and perception and responds to contemporary issues
such as the pandemic and the war in Ukraine. His poem, Waiting
Outside, was highly commended in the Bridport Poetry awards of
2022. "This is a book of thoughtful lyrics, grounded in daily life
and human warmth…" John Freeman "This is heart-work, soul-work,
for both poet and reader. As Paul Matthews says… 'the manner of
our looking / leaves an imprint there' and it is this sensibility
that renders the poems both delicate and full with wisdom." Kay
Syrad
General
| Imprint: |
Matador
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
August 2023 |
| Authors: |
Paul Matthews
|
| Dimensions: |
198 x 129mm (L x W) |
| Pages: |
72 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-80514-185-3 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
|
| LSN: |
1-80514-185-6 |
| Barcode: |
9781805141853 |
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