Dragonflies
Published on 10. October 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
172 pages
978-1-915067-53-1 (ISBN)
Description
They say that in the end we're reunited
With all we've lost - not love and circumstance
But umbrellas, tissues and socks
Or, in my case, that one photograph
Tucked inside the book wedged halfway down -
Or was it up - the bookshelf we once had
The lives of dragonflies pass largely unseen until they express themselves for the briefest of moments on the wing - and, having fulfilled their obligation to future generations, disappear.
Evolving and intimate, dragonflies is a personal journey through life's transformations. Graham Powell unfolds memories and moments in time; uncovering all that is lost and gained, and how we each grow into and out of ourselves, recreating the world afresh with every step we take along the way.
'Rudder sharp and banking
On veined wings that whirr as the sun catches ...'
What the readers are saying:
'Poignant' - Five stars
'A body of work that deals with life - and death - so sensitively' - Five stars
'Exquisite beauty ... Graham Powell has certainly emerged in a glorious moment, like the dragonfly, from the dark pools of his imagination' - Five stars
With all we've lost - not love and circumstance
But umbrellas, tissues and socks
Or, in my case, that one photograph
Tucked inside the book wedged halfway down -
Or was it up - the bookshelf we once had
The lives of dragonflies pass largely unseen until they express themselves for the briefest of moments on the wing - and, having fulfilled their obligation to future generations, disappear.
Evolving and intimate, dragonflies is a personal journey through life's transformations. Graham Powell unfolds memories and moments in time; uncovering all that is lost and gained, and how we each grow into and out of ourselves, recreating the world afresh with every step we take along the way.
'Rudder sharp and banking
On veined wings that whirr as the sun catches ...'
What the readers are saying:
'Poignant' - Five stars
'A body of work that deals with life - and death - so sensitively' - Five stars
'Exquisite beauty ... Graham Powell has certainly emerged in a glorious moment, like the dragonfly, from the dark pools of his imagination' - Five stars
Reviews / Votes
'A beautiful read' - Five stars'Poignant reflections on the people, places and things that make up a life, and how our relationships and responses to them shift and echo down the years' - Five stars
'Exquisite beauty ... Graham Powell has certainly emerged in a glorious moment, like the dragonfly, from the dark pools of his imagination' - Five stars
'Poignant' - Five stars
'A body of work that deals with life - and death - so sensitively' - Five stars
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 130 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
174 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-915067-53-1 (9781915067531)
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Person
Graham Powell has been reading and writing poetry all his life. He draws inspiration from the natural world and the poetry of writers such as Frost, Larkin and Ashbery. He has worked extensively across the education sector and published several books on the nature and purpose of learning. He lives in Cirencester - grows vegetables, walks incessantly and delights in birds, butterflies and dragonflies.