Publisher's Synopsis
An Appreciation by John K. Coleridge, Esq. In the context of this collection, by the time we reach "Crushing," we are alive to every word and totally engaged in each poem. The poem, entitled "The Stranger," inspired by Samuel Taylor Coleridge's "Frost at Midnight," skilfully follows what might be called the S.T.C. line while retaining the poet's own methods and material. "Well" is full of music. I also very much admired the "The Mirage" and had particular pleasure reading "My Maybe Poem," "The New Wind," and "The Birth of Images." Music again. The last poem brings us back to a very satisfying creative conclusion and to the next re-reading just as it would be with a worthwhile piece of music. John K. Coleridge (signed by himself) 8.XII.2009 Norwich, England
