In this deft collection, Leonard Lambert confronts mortality with poems at once moving and artless. We walk with him down the long corridor of memory knocking at the occasional door: opening some and interrogating the interior, pausing thoughtfully before others, and–being the trickster poet he often is–knocking loudly at a few, then skipping away. There is a wistfulness here, a wryness, and, above all, the clarity that comes from a poet who has spent so long perfecting his craft.
Slow Fires is a fine collection to read, warm your hands against, and savour. –James Norcliffe
Format: Paperback
Pages: 44
Imprint: Cold Hub Press
Publication date: 20/05/2024
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