Publisher's Synopsis
Written in a clear and concise style, the author uses a wide variety of poetic forms. The subjects range from her country childhood in the Second World War to a river journey between Tate Britain and Tate Modern. Elizabeth Watts has a keen eye for the beauty of the countryside, and expresses her enjoyment of the parks and trees of central London. The section of family portraits contains poems about her family and friends in both sonnet and free-style forms. The Witts family have lived in Upper Slaughter for over 200 years, and Elizabeth’s great-great-grandfather was the Rev. F. E. Witts (1783 – 1854) whose diaries were published in 2008 under the title 'The Complete Diary of a Cotswold Parson'. 'Cobwebs and Catastrophes' will be of special interest to those who know both London and Gloucestershire.
