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A review by mightymeep
Ice by Gillian Clarke
4.0
This volume of beautiful poetry was a pleasure to read and felt rich with the natural imagery of the Welsh countryside, of snow, ice, birds, rivers and the sea and all imbued with a rich sense of Welsh history. I was particularly moved by one particular poem about a swan patiently waiting and patrolling the river in search of its dead mate.
I found the poems to be accessible and concise; the skill here is in conjuring vivid images with the minimum of words with none of the tangled complexity that can be off-putting to someone like me who doesn't read very much poetry as a rule. I think there is a real skill in writing short poems like this and this is a volume I will be dipping back into many times.
I found the poems to be accessible and concise; the skill here is in conjuring vivid images with the minimum of words with none of the tangled complexity that can be off-putting to someone like me who doesn't read very much poetry as a rule. I think there is a real skill in writing short poems like this and this is a volume I will be dipping back into many times.