Where the Road Runs Out
Author | : Gaia Holmes |
Publisher | : Comma Press |
Total Pages | : 169 |
Release | : 2018-09-06 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781912697144 |
ISBN-13 | : 1912697149 |
Rating | : 4/5 (44 Downloads) |
Download or read book Where the Road Runs Out written by Gaia Holmes and published by Comma Press. This book was released on 2018-09-06 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LONGLISTED FOR THE RSL ONDAATJE PRIZE 2019 Gaia Holmes’ third collection of poetry transports us to the edge of things: to remote, treeless islands, to dark, unfathomable mines, to the gaping maw of grief. With frailty and ferocity, these poems map out the strange absences left in our lives when a rupture occurs – like the sudden appearance of a sinkhole – threatening to pull everything else down with it. Where the Road Runs Out is a powerful and intimate portrait of loss, isolation, and ultimately healing. Above all, it is a paean to the landscape, and the myths, magic and mysteries that lie just beneath the surface. ‘More like incantation or witchcraft – Gaia’s poems are spells, taking the most ordinary and mundane of things, and working some metamorphosis on them, so they shine like stars – tiny but brilliant.’ – Sara Maitland 'A bittersweet gem.' - STORGY 'Holmes is an expert in her field, and this is obvious in her skilled, careful and beautifully strange poetry collection.' - Northern Soul