As If To Sing by Paul Henry Kym Deyn and his prolonged and painstaking

and his prolonged and painstaking exploration of the ‘intermittences of the heart’

Although the roots of this legend lie in early Irish immrama and the Latin Navigatio Sancti Brendani Abbatis of the ninth century

but strong: elegant

Caroline Clark’s Sovetica masterfully transforms stories from her husband’s childhood and teenage experience in late Soviet Russia into fascinating poems that take us on a behind-the-scenes journey to the last years of state socialism

journeying

As If To Sing by Paul Henry Kym Deyn and his prolonged and painstakingA stunning collection. Much of what youd anticipate to find is here: the lyricism, the haunting evocations of memory, of loss, of absence and an exploration of song in itself. What makes his poetry so effective is the nuances of white space and the spaces between words The suggestiveness of his work is incredible. Paul Chambers; The Review Show (BBC Radio Wales) The power of song, to sustain the human spirit, resonates through As if to Sing. A trapped