Scenes from Life on Earth by Kathryn Simmonds
Addressing the loss of the poet’s mother – as well as themes of motherhood, birth, death, and the natural world – Scenes from Life on Earth explores how we grieve and remember those we love. Simmonds continues to write through the prism of her faith, offering insights and wisdom on the circuit of life, of life’s endings, and the promise of reconciliation.Some of her phrases are visceralOthers as delicate as silk. But they stick in our minds. Simmonds finds humour where we least expect it, beauty when we are looking into shadows. She observes life and death for us, as her imagination flies about her world - a world that becomes ours. Life could be so complicated as could death, but Simmonds simplifies it and welcomes us with open arms. Witty and charming. Her good grace, her good humour overcomes sadness. The humour draws us in and wraps its arms about us.
-- Jon Wilkins * Everyone’s Reviewing *
Kathryn Simmonds’ first book of poetry Sunday at the Skin Launderette won the Forward Prize for best first collection in 2008. She is a graduate of the Creative Writing MA at the University of East Anglia. Love and Fallout, her first novel, was a finalist in the Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize before it was published. In 2013–14 she was the first poet-in-residence at the Charles Causley Trust in Launceston, Cornwall.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781784632779 |
| ISBN 10 | 1784632775 |
| Title | Scenes from Life on Earth |
| Author | Kathryn Simmonds |
| Series | Salt Modern Poets |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Salt Publishing |
| Year published | 2022-10-15 |
| Number of pages | 80 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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