In Advance of Our Broken Wings
210 x 148 mm 60 pp colour cover, paperback, perfect bound
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About the book
These poems are haunted by figures from a previous generation and the austere world of post-war England, an inheritance that can't be easily left behind. They also circle the world – Tasmania, Greece, Venice, amongst other places – alert to the significant moments of experience, both nostalgic and alive to the present. The language of these poems is marvellously precise and unencumbered, every poem pared back, necessary, convincing. – Philip Mead
From an ode to the last thylacine to textured words on a paper kite, Stuart brings the light to us and leaves us charged, potent and alive. This is how poetry should be, honest and deeply felt with clear observant eyes. I trumpet this long awaited collection. – Karen Knight
Reviews
Reading these poems, I entered an unfamiliar world and it felt like home. I felt a deep nostalgia for people, places and times I have never known. True poems are taken into our being and transform us. This is poetry! - Liz Winfield