Just ordered my copy of ‘After Hours’ by David Cooke, a poet I discovered on WriteOutLoud. I enjoyed his poem ‘Your Chair’ on his profile page on WOL, it reminded me of my own father and his Irish-ness. David said his latest book includes more poems about his father so I know I am bound to enjoy them too.
He also operates an interesting on-line poetry magazine ‘The High Window’ which I mentioned in an earlier post about the WA Writers Festival.
If you live in the UK, order your book directly from the Cultured Lama website, but if you live anywhere else, contact the publisher who replied very quickly to offer an alternative opportunity to buy.
Can’t wait to read more of David’s words.
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Once again, I am re-reading favourite poems among a treasury of words from David’s book, ‘After Hours’:
‘Ornithology’ is a stand out, as are every one in the ‘After Hours’ section, lovingly sculpted and so relatable to my own father…
‘Last orders’ – we lived near the Jameson factory in Midleton.
‘Redundancy’ and the name of his dog told me so much more – I feel I knew him too.
“In time, our secrets bleed from the myths in which we
bind them.”
Thank you, Graham.
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