and its sense of transcendence
feel like symptoms of language’s attempt
with pared down imagery and crystal sharp language
deeply moving poems demonstrate Adcock's characteristic mixture of playfulness
of exhibits in a number of museums
What Rain Taught Us by Gail Ashton Ira Lightman and its sense of transcendenceWhat rain taught us follows a mind fracturing into a subjective landscape of association, eflection and invention, where words, images, and conflicting voices tumble and echo almost to the point of destruction. But, gradually, islands of stability form Intimate, disturbing and touching, this collection offers an insight into mental illness as heartbreaking as Unica Zurns The Man of Jasmine or Leonora Carringtons Down Below, and combines writing that