Small World

Description

Small World tells a story of the changing relationship between a father and his two daughters, one severely disabled, a 'mermaid in a wheelchair', the other discovering the difference of her elder sister, the 'moon' to her 'earth'. Each succeeding poem gathers further telling detail as the father listens and observes with affection and surprise the strange world they inhabit, gradually reflecting on his own contrasting childhood. Finally, the book ends with a shock experience that brings all that has gone before into sharp focus.

Richard Price is the head of research strategy at the British Library and the editor of "Painted" magazine. He is the author of three books of poetry: "Greenfields," "Lucky Day," and "Rays."

A great poet. [His work is] full of energy, both startling and moving. Carol Ann Duffy, UK Poet Laureate"