Not Only the Dark: 160 Poems on the Theme of Survival

by Jo Field (Editor), Nicky Gould (Editor), Patricia Debney

Here are poems about war, about weather, about growing up and growing old, about despair and cries for help, yes, but also about turtles and lizards, art, prostitutes, music, onions, cities, landscapes and love: the mundane and the extraordinary, the obvious and the obscure all jostling for attention. You will find the reading of the poems a thought-provoking experience in itself, to be enjoyed alongside the knowledge that, by buying this book, you are helping people to live who might otherwise exist without hope.

184 pages, Paperback

First published November 5, 2011

About the author

Jo Field moved from London to Deal in Kent in 2002. She is a member of several local writing groups and writes poetry and short fiction. Her work has been published in magazines and anthologies and has been successful in one or two competitions. Her collection of poems The Space Beyond on the theme of ageing and memory is the latest WordAid publication in aid of Dementia UK.