"Beginning with a barely perceptible nod to William Carlos
Williams's 'This is Just to say', Sunshine assumes the voice of a
mistress addressing a now-famous film director's wife. Wielding a
feminist knife, the voice slices its way through a series of
brilliantly-crafted octaves. It is funny, tender and mocking by
turns, yet always earthy and compelling, its many movements never
striking a false note. It has the power and depth of Sylvia Plath,
combined with all the wit of Rosemary Tonks. "The second section,
Nothing Else, equally commands our attention with a collection of
beautifully-intertwined elegies, sweeping us into a world of mental
illness, ghosts, family ancestry, extended families, hospital
wards, filial and romantic love, childhood friendships, abuse, the
nature of memory, loss of loved ones, and the changing nature of
power in relationships over the years. It is unflinching in its
honesty, refusing any kind of false solace, yet also achingly
funny, and unfailingly compassionate of the self and others.
Nothing Else shines its light on the darkest side of our lives.
Ultimately the poetry is celebratory, giving us reasons to live
with hope and love." Ian Seed
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