Family Lines: Poems About Parents and Parenthood, edited by Simon Armitage and Rachel Bower Offord Road Books a raised eyebrow and fidelity

a raised eyebrow and fidelity to the image – sometimes carried along the tightrope much further than seems possible

Nineb Lamassu

and by the restrictions on poetry publishing consequent on paper rationing and the general business of wartime

In his poems

Anthony Vahni Capildeo characterised her first pamphlet as ‘modern pastoral

Family Lines: Poems About Parents and Parenthood, edited by Simon Armitage and Rachel Bower Offord Road Books a raised eyebrow and fidelityA companion for life, this anthology is filled with unforgettable poems by, for and about parents. Poems about parents and parenthood have been written throughout history, exploring the relationships that remain eternally familiar yet endlessly unfathomable. Family Lines traces this rich tradition, presenting diverse perspectives on subjects including pregnancy and arrivals, loss and letting go, mothers and fathers, ageing and farewells. Simon