What Poets Need 9781770078666

What Poets Need 9781770078666Poet John Carson lives in a crumbling seaside house with his sister and niece. Winter is upon him, and he writes feverishly to the woman who has abandoned him as a lover, yet kept him as a correspondent. Theresa: beautiful, generous and married.

heart of the matter advice and a chatty yet honest tone

which all fit together on the left and on the right and can therefore be put together as desired

the governor is toppled by a coup

and ordinary citizens: a pimp

"The Grinch hated Christmas

When Guy Diamond leaves a trail of glitter around Troll village

To get to the truth

Nakedi Solomon flees to Mthatha

and the challenge to resolve a mother's anguish for her son who is long lost on the African plains

But the truth is more dangerous than anyone could have imagined

to his pianoforte workshop under the shadow of Tyburn gibbet

their destinies are bound together by their extraordinary talents as opera singers and by their enduring but obsessive love for each other - a love that will ultimately affect the lives of all those closest to them