Red, Cherry Red by Jackie Kay #giftideas pale light after the rain

pale light after the rain

John Burnside's first collection of poetry in four years - from the author's mother

monochrome language of the second half

From the 'Attack of the Fifty Foot Woman' to a hymn to the seductive properties of the pie - by way of hand-grenade haikus

sometimes heartfelt love poems

Red, Cherry Red by Jackie Kay #giftideas pale light after the rainA powerful poetry collection full of the drama, musicality and lyricism that Jackie Kay is famed for. Exploring the themes of identity and age, this collection includes poems about the old days and the new days, and the places associated with an older generation, who often live dreamlike, isolated existences not only geographically, but also in the memory. Nature and the elements play a big role too: trees, the moon, the sea, fire. Jackie Kay's style