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English Nettles
and other poems
Illustrated by Sally Castle
English Nettles brings together for
the first time poems Peter Robinson
began writing on his return to
England after many years living
in Japan. These twenty-two new
works, evocatively illustrated
by the artist Sally Castle, show
Robinson’s ability to catch at
fleeting landscapes and moments
as he reacquaints himself with his
native land and casts a newcomer’s
eye on the town of Reading to
which he moved in April 2007.
Running through their lines like
twin arteries are oblique reflections
upon the meanings of home, the
nature of money, work, love,
death and parenthood both in
and at particular times and places.
Articulated with his characteristic
deployments of a finessed metrical
significance, these poems begin
a new chapter in the poet’s
dedication to catching the sense
of what it means to be alive now.
Approachable yet inexhaustible,
Peter Robinson’s poetry welcomes
readers and promises them rewards
that can be kept.
‘vivid and truly memorable
observation’ – Poetry London
‘multi-layered treatment of
landscape, memory and language’
– Agenda
‘Shakespearian turn of phrase
... subtle sound mimesis ...
unconventional rhythmical
virtuosity’ – Jackett