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 uncompromisingJohn CareyKevin Saving’s best lines have the authority of proverbs but are more musicalAlison Brackenbury
Kevin Saving’s best lines have the authority of proverbs (but are more musical!)
Alison Brackenbury
Introduction by Alan Morrison
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