Poems & photographs by Heather Wastie. 54 pages.
'...the best account I have read of lockdown and its mixed legacies”' Jo Bell
‘Heather’s poetry collection illuminates all the nuances of joy, sorrow, bewilderment and hope as near to perfectly as I could ever imagine any work of literature ever could. Just extraordinary!‘ George Bastow
'...starkly beautiful' Emma Purshouse
'Now light, now wry, always compassionate... impressive bulletins from a time like no other' Michael W. Thomas
'Poems of survival, blossoming with hope, garnered together with love.' Roy Mcfarlane
YOU ARE HERE is a diary of lockdown, a collection by Heather Wastie of poetry and photographs taken in 2020 in her garden and nearby countryside. Interspersed with media quotes for added context, the collection begins with President Trump’s reassurance in January 2020 that “It’s going to be just fine” and, when lockdown is announced, a desperate hunt for toilet rolls. The collection then tracks a journey through fear, love, death, confusion and hope via weird dreams, and ends with gratitude for the act of breathing and a heightened appreciation of the joy of living.
For more go to https://wastiesspace.co.uk/you-are-here/
'...the best account I have read of lockdown and its mixed legacies”' Jo Bell
‘Heather’s poetry collection illuminates all the nuances of joy, sorrow, bewilderment and hope as near to perfectly as I could ever imagine any work of literature ever could. Just extraordinary!‘ George Bastow
'...starkly beautiful' Emma Purshouse
'Now light, now wry, always compassionate... impressive bulletins from a time like no other' Michael W. Thomas
'Poems of survival, blossoming with hope, garnered together with love.' Roy Mcfarlane
YOU ARE HERE is a diary of lockdown, a collection by Heather Wastie of poetry and photographs taken in 2020 in her garden and nearby countryside. Interspersed with media quotes for added context, the collection begins with President Trump’s reassurance in January 2020 that “It’s going to be just fine” and, when lockdown is announced, a desperate hunt for toilet rolls. The collection then tracks a journey through fear, love, death, confusion and hope via weird dreams, and ends with gratitude for the act of breathing and a heightened appreciation of the joy of living.
For more go to https://wastiesspace.co.uk/you-are-here/
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