This blog post includes a review for Gabriel Bradford Millar,’s Crackle of Almonds – a selection of poems published by Awen.
Gabriel Bradford Millar, Crackle of Almonds (selected poems) published by Awen.
This is a collection that spans a long poetic life – the first poem dates from 1958, the last one in the book came from 2011. I very much enjoyed it. These are the kinds of poems that all make good sense at first reading, with striking images that transform the ordinary into the remarkable. If you re-read and ponder, there are depths to explore. There’s a lot of writing from a position of empathy with other women – something I find I need to have more of in my life. It’s warm, human, forgiving work, well worth a look.
More about the book here – http://www.awenpublications.co.uk/crackle_of_almonds.html
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