Always Too Many Miles by Jean Stevens

Always Too Many Miles by Jean Stevens

The poems in Jean Stevens' latest collection range from long held memories. There is also regret for things missed. Some take a darker look at the present turmoil and the feeling that we are pushing the world to hell, but there is also hope.

The poems in Jean Stevens' latest collection range from long held memories: who is this girl running towards me out of the past to present day concerns in a time of uncertainty when loved ones are far away: knowing I might never see you again, I'm deep in how it was then.

There is also regret for things missed: You should have been a sprinter, and a reflection on: the jumbled bones of the lives we used to live.

The poem '2021' takes a darker look at the present turmoil and the feeling that we are: pushing the world to hell, but there is also hope: There was mystery and longing in the ancient call to prayer which made us believe that nothing separates us from the other side, and the feeling all returning travellers have: looking ahead for the light that will bring them home.

Stevens, Jean: - Jean Stevens is a poet, playwright and actor. Her poems have appeared in London Magazine, Stand, The North, Mslexia, The Honest Ulsterman, Other Poetry, Smoke, and the Bridport Prize Anthology (2016), and have been broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and 4. She is a past winner of the Yorkshire Post Prize and the Leeds Libraries Writing Prize, and has been shortlisted for the Rialto and Newport prizes. Jean's plays have been performed at Derby Playhouse, the Edinburgh Festival, Harrogate Theatre and West Yorkshire Playhouse, and her stand-up comedy script won the Polo Prize at London's Comedy Store. As a professional actor she has credits for stage, film and television. jeanstevenspoet.co.uk

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ISBN 13	9781910981191
ISBN 10	1910981192
Title	Always Too Many Miles
Author	Jean Stevens
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Naked Eye Publishing
Year published	2022-03-17
Number of pages	82
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