Ruin, Blossom Stranger for perforated ear drums and

for perforated ear drums and rubbish immune systems

Samenleven met de dood veranderde Lieke Marsmans wereldbeeld: ze raakte geïnteresseerd in God en ufo’s

She called this the Property Journal

is marked by a remarkable combination of lyricism and abstraction

Ruin, Blossom Stranger for perforated ear drums andJohn Burnside In this powerful, moving book, John Burnside takes his cue from Schiller, who recognised that, as one thing fades, so another flourishes: everywhere and always, in matters great and small, new life blossoms amongst the ruins. Here, in poems that explore ageing, mortality, environmental destruction and mental illness, Burnside not only mourns what is lost in passing, but also celebrates the new, and sometimes unexpected, forms that emerge