Poetry collection is published

[John Dean]

Author Anne Micklethwaite  has published a collection of poetry.

A Cup of  Tea and a Poem reflects the way that Anne’s work often echoes the legendary Japanese female poets who identified with the cycles of nature in order to deal with loss. This is clearly shown in “Wave Lullaby”, where she consoles all of us who have loved and lost:

“as though rocked

in water’s comfort

where all tears join

in one blue ocean

that knows no parting.”

 She also tells us stories, as in “Jam Making”, with its deeper meaning of preserving memories.  There is a lot of sharp observation i.e – “New moon, nail paring” and  “jigsaw marked cattle”.

There is much joy and radiance in Anne’s poems. Nature dances and the sun shines as often as the moon.

Anne is a member of Kirkcudbright-based Gallery Writers in Dumfries and Galloway, as am I..

The book can be purchased at:

The Gallery - Kirkcudbright

Thompson's News - Kirkcudbright

Gallovidia Books - Kirkcudbright

The Galloway Lodge - Gatehouse of Fleet

Barry Smart, newsagent, - Castle Douglas