On Poetry by Jonathan Davidson Alison Brackenbury enemies and lovers - be

enemies and lovers - be touched and held

Myths have survived for so long because they say important things about what it means to be human

Her Selected Poems offers a generous overview of a working life which has taken in philosophy

“My Debt”

discovering what it means to be a young father

On Poetry by Jonathan Davidson Alison Brackenbury enemies and lovers - beJonathan Davidson retraces his immersion in poetry, from childhood onwards, listening carefully to the shapes it made in the air. Looking closely at poems by Maura Dooley and Peter Didsbury, amongst others, and examining the impact of hearing Ted Hughes, Carol Ann Duffy and Earnesto Cardenal, he offers a very personal response to the public and private experiences of poetry.