Red,CherryRed

Jackie'slatestcollectionofpoetryisfullofthedramaticpowerassociatedwithherwork,andplentyofmusictoo.Sheexploresthethemeofidentityinpoemsaboutanoldergeneration,especiallygrandmothers,abouttheolddaysandthenewdays,andplacesthepoetassociateswiththesepeople,wholivedreamlike,isolatedexistences,geographically,butalsointhememory.Natureandtheelementsplayabigroletoo:trees,themoon,thesea,fire.Jackie'sstyleisbothmuscularandlyrical-onemomentwitty,thenextmelancholic,orgentlysurreal-andinthisbrilliantnewcollection,herpoemsareinfusedwithwarmthandcolour:inparticular,thecolourRED.