Thank you for the mention, Grace. It's very good to be part of your community. Your first lines made me laugh (loved 'the boy with poor grammar but a nice smile'). The rest made me feel so sad, as I know you must be feeling I know what you mean about needing poetry and good essays. For poetry, I recommend any of the Staying Alive anthologies, ed. Neil Astley; for essays, I'm enjoying Zadie Smith's Feel Free & Leslie Jamison's The Empathy Exams.
Thank you for the mention, Grace. It's very good to be part of your community. Your first lines made me laugh (loved 'the boy with poor grammar but a nice smile'). The rest made me feel so sad, as I know you must be feeling I know what you mean about needing poetry and good essays. For poetry, I recommend any of the Staying Alive anthologies, ed. Neil Astley; for essays, I'm enjoying Zadie Smith's Feel Free & Leslie Jamison's The Empathy Exams.
Thank you for these suggestions Ann! I find I struggle with novels if my mood is off. I'll start with Zadie xxx
Excellent analysis Grace. Thank you!
Thank you Dave
... 3. Gideon Heugh’s poetry 🌿
Thanks Sue - will check it out :)
Absolutely brilliant Grace. I too feel shaken that everything I once thought I could rely on is not what it seems.
Thank you Liz x
I actually haven't read it myself, but I've heard good things about Ross Gay's Book of Delights for moments like this.