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This Joyful Interlude
In This Joyful Interlude, Lawrence Moore shares a tender and reflective collection of poems that explore love, memory and the quiet wonder of the natural world. With a gentle voice and vivid imagery, Moore invites readers to slow down and notice the beauty in both the outer landscape and the inner life.
From rustling leaves to quiet moments of longing and connection, these poems speak to the joys and sorrows that shape us.
A follow-up to Aerial Sweetshop and The Breadcrumb Trail, this full-length collection marks Moore’s growth as a poet, blending tradition with openness and emotional clarity.
This Joyful Interlude is a warm, thoughtful companion for anyone drawn to poetry that comforts, questions and uplifts.
‘The poems here, hopeful and forgiving, are a balm and an antidote to the current coldness of the world. I look forward to getting happily lost in them again and again’ – Steven Denehan, author of A Quarter Dead and Half Alive
Cover illustration by Jane Cornwell.
From rustling leaves to quiet moments of longing and connection, these poems speak to the joys and sorrows that shape us.
A follow-up to Aerial Sweetshop and The Breadcrumb Trail, this full-length collection marks Moore’s growth as a poet, blending tradition with openness and emotional clarity.
This Joyful Interlude is a warm, thoughtful companion for anyone drawn to poetry that comforts, questions and uplifts.
‘The poems here, hopeful and forgiving, are a balm and an antidote to the current coldness of the world. I look forward to getting happily lost in them again and again’ – Steven Denehan, author of A Quarter Dead and Half Alive
Cover illustration by Jane Cornwell.
Kindle Edition
Published November 19, 2025
About the author
Lawrence Moore
3 books6 followersLawrence Moore has lived in the coastal city of Portsmouth, England his whole
life and shares a house overlooking Kingston Cemetery with his husband
Matthew and their nine mostly well behaved cats.
A firm believer in environmentalism and animal welfare, he spent many of his
teenage days involved in protesting and direct action.
He has felt an affinity for poetry from a young age and wrote periodically down
the years before committing to it in his early forties.
His poems have appeared in publications including Sarasvati, Pink Plastic
House, The Daily Drunk Mag, Green Ink Poetry, Dreich and The Madrigal.
life and shares a house overlooking Kingston Cemetery with his husband
Matthew and their nine mostly well behaved cats.
A firm believer in environmentalism and animal welfare, he spent many of his
teenage days involved in protesting and direct action.
He has felt an affinity for poetry from a young age and wrote periodically down
the years before committing to it in his early forties.
His poems have appeared in publications including Sarasvati, Pink Plastic
House, The Daily Drunk Mag, Green Ink Poetry, Dreich and The Madrigal.
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December 14, 2025
Moore's new book is truly a 'joyful' read. Lots of dog-eared pages in my copy! A delightful collection -- well done.
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