We love herbs for their fragrance and for their taste. They can be food or medicine or perfume. In these enticing poems, it seems that herbs have other powers too; […]
A weed is just a plant in the wrong place – many gardeners will have said these words to themselves with a wry smile when contemplating an afternoon of pulling […]
Cats have provided writers and artists with inspiration for as long as they have been winding themselves purring round their owners’ legs and fixing them with their big, green eyes. The poems […]
Spring can creep up on us; it’s often easy to miss the early signs that a new season is on the way. In her lyrical evocation of a pond on […]
There’s an expression: to be comfortable in your own skin. The words contain the idea that it’s possible to be at ease with yourself and your life – and that […]
These ten poems have been chosen to help welcome a new baby into the world. They capture the joy of the new arrival, delighting in the many ways in which […]
