V. Press is very very delighted to announce the launch of Brenda Read-Brown's poetry collection Like love.
“The poems in Like love are uncluttered. They are simple, profound, and immensely touching. There is great empathy at work here, an empathy without which no real poems can exist. Read-Brown deserves a far wider readership than hitherto, and one hopes with this collection she will find it.” Brian Patten
“The poems in Like love are uncluttered. They are simple, profound, and immensely touching. There is great empathy at work here, an empathy without which no real poems can exist. Read-Brown deserves a far wider readership than hitherto, and one hopes with this collection she will find it.” Brian Patten
“These approachable poems are full of humour and life experience. Like love faces up to ageing, loss and injustice with an eye for contradiction and detail. Poems about clearing out a child’s bedroom after they have left home, about angels, first love and sunbathing topless exude unquenchable enthusiasm for living! A collection to relish from a seasoned and generous poet.” Chloe Garner, Artistic Director, Ledbury Poetry Festival
“The most prolific slam winner the UK has ever had; a joy of a performer with a huge range of material that varies in style and content.” Steve Larkin
“These poems remind me of the tingles. I’m so happy to feel them. This collection makes me want to run outside, kiss, fall in leaves and then write.” Hollie McNish
“The most prolific slam winner the UK has ever had; a joy of a performer with a huge range of material that varies in style and content.” Steve Larkin
“These poems remind me of the tingles. I’m so happy to feel them. This collection makes me want to run outside, kiss, fall in leaves and then write.” Hollie McNish
Like love is very open and very unpredictable.
ISBN: 978-1-9998444-3-1
76 pages
R.R.P. £10.99
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Poetry has no
learning objective
Words are winds
that ruffle thoughts
and blow down structures
we thought solid.
The man with a cobra
tattooed across his forehead
might be a gentle vegan.
Some people spend their spare time
painting angels.
The kid “you’ll need to watch for”
will give me images
fresh as mermaids.
Rhyme can hurt,
and metaphor disturb.
Hugs and cake
are both important.
Words are winds on water,
and water is what we’re made of.
READINGS
3 Nov 2018: Stourbridge library, at 11 am
15 Nov 2018: Raise the Bar, Arnolfini, Bristol, supporting Zena Edwards
22 Nov 2018: Dear Listener, Worcester
25 Nov 2018: Shrewsbury Festival, Stop Café, Shrewsbury
25 Nov 2018: Ooh Shehive (special edition of Ooh Beehive), Swindon
Jan 2019: Wolverhampton Literature Festival
12 Feb 2019: City Voices, Wolverhampton
READINGS
3 Nov 2018: Stourbridge library, at 11 am
15 Nov 2018: Raise the Bar, Arnolfini, Bristol, supporting Zena Edwards
22 Nov 2018: Dear Listener, Worcester
25 Nov 2018: Shrewsbury Festival, Stop Café, Shrewsbury
25 Nov 2018: Ooh Shehive (special edition of Ooh Beehive), Swindon
Jan 2019: Wolverhampton Literature Festival
12 Feb 2019: City Voices, Wolverhampton
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