Patricia Young

Reading how the gods pour tea, Lynn Davies stunning collection of poems, I was struck by the imagery drawn from the natural world, the world as it is perceived through the poet's eye

A two-handed elephant, you say? Really?

You are leaving, none of this will last

The child who splaches

1. Mangy Dog butts his head agaist the kitchen window by the sink.

In the old-time saloon the man and woman discuss

for signing in the school stairwell,

Sad green beast

The girl carried Moon in her bag

We have developed separate habits.