Mick made this selection after his permanent move to Cumbria. It became an opportunity to reflect on recent pieces, identifying four loose themes. One is how territory and landscape speak to and through us. The next holds what he wryly calls the "semi-elegiac poems" of previous life in urban Bartholomew's Road. Two final collections delve into earlier experiences, one reflecting on the sometimes 'half-duple ...Full description
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Mick made this selection after his permanent move to Cumbria. It became an opportunity to reflect on recent pieces, identifying four loose themes. One is how territory and landscape speak to and through us. The next holds what he wryly calls the "semi-elegiac poems" of previous life in urban Bartholomew's Road. Two final collections delve into earlier experiences, one reflecting on the sometimes 'half-duplex' nature of inter-relationships, and the second on how hidden cultural lineages shape our personalities.
