Poems of boating life, archaeology and dysfunctional relationships, as written by Jo Bell - award-winning poet, archaeologist and boat-dweller. Winner of the Charles Causley award and recognised in several international competitions, Jo Bell is the former director of the UK's National Poetry Day campaign and instigator of the global writing project 52.
This book is like Jo Bell herself: lively, opinionated, sensitive, warm. I recommend you hear her perform her poems if you can - it's well worth it.
Reading these poems will make you smile and sigh, maybe even laugh or cry. She has the ability to encapsulate an idea in a few words, perfectly suited to the subject. She talks of dolphins who 'gashed the world with brine', a 'shagpile parkland' and pink carnations 'in their long-lived splayed confetti splendour.'
Read Jo's poems and revel in the words. Highly recommended.