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Dragonflies

Graham Powell author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Crumps Barn Studio

Published:10th Oct '24

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Dragonflies cover

They say that in the end we're reunited

With all we've lost - not love and circumstance

But umbrellas, tissues and socks

Or, in my case, that one photograph

Tucked inside the book wedged halfway down -

Or was it up - the bookshelf we once had

The lives of dragonflies pass largely unseen until they express themselves for the briefest of moments on the wing - and, having fulfilled their obligation to future generations, disappear.

Evolving and intimate, dragonflies is a personal journey through life's transformations. Graham Powell unfolds memories and moments in time; uncovering all that is lost and gained, and how we each grow into and out of ourselves, recreating the world afresh with every step we take along the way.

'Rudder sharp and banking

On veined wings that whirr as the sun catches ...'

What the readers are saying:

‘Poignant’ – Five stars

‘A body of work that deals with life – and death – so sensitively’ – Five stars

‘Exquisite beauty … Graham Powell has certainly emerged in a glorious moment, like the dragonfly, from the dark pools of his imagination’ – Five stars

‘A beautiful read’ – Five stars
 
‘Poignant reflections on the people, places and things that make up a life, and how our relationships and responses to them shift and echo down the years’ – Five stars
 
‘Exquisite beauty … Graham Powell has certainly emerged in a glorious moment, like the dragonfly, from the dark pools of his imagination’ – Five stars
 
‘Poignant’ – Five stars
 
‘A body of work that deals with life – and death – so sensitively’ – Five stars

ISBN: 9781915067531

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 10mm

Weight: 190g

172 pages