and a coughed silence, they welcome me in,
wincing as I order. Once I've sat down,
a soft hubbub resumes..."
from "Twenty Years Apart", The Knives of Villalejo (Eyewear Publishing, 2017)
In Denise Riley’s recent short collection of essays, A Chorus of Ears
(Picador), she reflects on the way the persona of the poet frequently gets
in the way...
Dear Matthew
ReplyDeleteI have just ordered a copy of The 'Knives of Villalejo' and am looking forward to reading it. I would have ordered one sooner but we have just returned from an expensive trip and are about to embark on another.
Best wishes from Simon R Gladdish