A Lexicon of Longing – Selected Verses 1977-2026
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A Lexicon of Longing is a selection from work written between 1977 and 2026, appearing in two, self-published chapbooks A Brand of Day (1994) and Rough Bearings (2005), and two subsequent full collections, Miracle & Mirage (Caparison, 2010) and A Want of Absence (Lapwing, 2017). Additional verses, written since 2017, are included in the Short-Haul Ferry section towards the back of the book.
Unhopeful, unjoyful, but uncompromising John Carey
Kevin Saving’s best lines have the authority of proverbs but are more musical Alison Brackenbury
