A Quarter Dead and Half Alive by Steve Denehan PRE-ORDER Carol Watts But however poignant and moving

But however poignant and moving it may be

Then Auden and the Romantics lighted his way

whose essay ‘Whistling of Birds’ lends this book its name

fluency and musicality one might expect of one the most talented poets to have emerged from Scotland in recent years

Collecting Stones from Vane Women Press

A Quarter Dead and Half Alive by Steve Denehan PRE-ORDER Carol Watts But however poignant and movingA Quarter Dead and Half Alive is a beautifully crafted, wide ranging collection that lingers on the intersection of humanity and the environment. Foregrounding ageing parents and new family members arriving, and zooming out to take in the beauty of the natural world, this is a wildly relatable collection, shot through with humour a companion in all life has in store. A prolific and widely published Irish poet, Steves seventh collection builds on the