Dimensions
137 x 210 x 3mm
In this delightful mini anthology we find touching and uplifting poems exploring sons as babies and sons as young men, as well as everything in between. We meet a boy daydreaming in bed on a summer's evening, his mother delighting in his wakefulness as his imagination roams in the dark. There's a son begging his dad for a bedtime story, which must be different from the last one. And then there are unforgettable rites of passage such as a gap year, which turns out to be as much of an adventure for the parent as for the child: ?My heart soars like the birds in your bright blue skies. My love glows like the sunrise over the lost city. I sing along to Ella Fitzgerald, A tisket A tasket. I have a son out in the big wide world.? - from 'Gap Year' by Jackie Kay The poems are a reminder of the delights, joys and endless surprises of watching a son grow through childhood into whatever happens next. Poems by Emily Blewitt, Josephine Corcoran, Glyn Edwards, Langston Hughes, Jackie Kay, Galway Kinnell, Li-Young Lee, David Morley, Sinéad Morrissey and Naomi Shihab Nye. Cover illustration by Caroline Barker. Includes one poetry pamphlet, eco-envelope and co-ordinating bookmark with space for your own personal message.
