Lowly Sara Jane PalmerLowly is part invocation, part invitation. The poems in this debut collection consider death, rebirth, and love, while exploring the symbols that make life bearable. Here, ancient mythology and philosophy are examined through contemporary situations, brought forth by a voice that oscillates between humorous and plaintive tones I invent stories. Out of other stories. I can only repeat what I have heard. A scruple is the enemy of a moment. Lowly is a
a praying mantis
with a kind of unwitting optimism
Essential nourishment indeed: for this is what it is to be fully human
She published her second poetry collection
and form part of a collaboration with the composer Paul Robinson
Her other Salmon collections are Nourishment (2005)
John Barnie on Tim Liardet and Andrew McNeillie
It is beautifully written and perfectly balanced in revealing some of the horrors that went on there during the period of enslavement without overwhelming the reader and putting them off
of revelation and resilience – where the influence of Jazz and of James Baldwin infuse and shape this unique
Samir el-Youssef: Men In the Sun by Ghassan Kanafani
You just do everything you can for them
and some unpublished work
