Dragon in Post is Peter Ball's eclectic collection of poems and illustrations on the theme of power in society. Dragon in Post deals with people and their relationship with power. The illustrations add yet another dimension, underscoring, but not defining the meaning of the poetry. The title poem ‘Dragon in Post’ wonders how or why identical influences can be used for creation or destruction. The sufferers blame the blessed, and the blessed ignore the sufferers. ‘One man’s truth becomes another man’s lies.
Power is an emotive subject. It heals, wounds, creates and destroys. Desire for it conspires against peace, and taints any search for an understanding of our place in the cosmos. For many of us, there is more to life than our systems dictate. And we like to say so.