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Musing on a vast sky, studded with bright stars or a cloudless,
blue expanse of summer sky is a sure-fired inspiration for poetry.
In The Vastness of the Sky, Sheila Schofield Large shows just how
much influence the sky has. From the mystery of the seal-woman
leaving behind the grey silk of dusk, to the wonder of the planets
in winter and the wistful sense of loss, felt twice near Chartres
cathedral, this second collection takes us on a poetic sky-ride
through life, loss and love. The author introduces her book with
Yeats's time-honored Aedh Asks for the Cloths of Heaven, hinting at
the celestial journey that awaits within. Reflections by Joni
Mitchell, Christina Rossetti and Edward Lear set up each of its
three sections. Following warnings made in her first collection,
the author continues her quest against xenophobia, inequality and
war, yet manages not to sink into polemic rage. An attack on the
UK's divorce from Europe is softened by the nostalgic trip of youth
and remains optimistic with its parting appeal for reunion. And a
warning to a bad-tempered despot leads to an timely demise that
could have saved history from evil. Forced marriage, military
desertion and domestic abuse are handled with a satirical touch
that does not diminish their serious nature. A light-hearted
tribute to Robert Graves points to the foibles of men and a
personal observation to one of society's many weaknesses. The book
ends with a celebration of difference and the true beauty to be
found in unity. This is a small collection that asks questions and
suggests answers; that offers warnings and promises hope in equal
measure; that contains all the variety of the vast sky throughout
the seasons and across the universe. The reader has but to turn
their eyes to the heavens to experience the inspirations behind the
glimpses in The Vastness of the Sky of a world fraught with danger
yet full of hope.
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Colours of the Moon 2023
Sheila Schofield Large, Kate Rose; Introduction by Roger McGough
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R263
Discovery Miles 2 630
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