Author Description

Opening eyes is an inspiring poetry collection that covers broad-ranging themes, spans different cultures and centuries, and includes a wide range of poetic styles, employed by both celebrated and lesser-known poets. The poems are arranged in five themed sections, including Opening eyes (exploring sight and the way we see things), and Ebb and flow (listening to the rhythms of the sea, of history and of life itself). The collection includes poems by William Blake, Eilean Ni Chuilleanain, A.E. Housman, Philip Larkin, Jean Sprackland and Benjamin Zephaniah.