Desiccated Coconut (poem)

Desiccated Coconut Plucking the hammer from my capable fingers you said, ‘I’ll drive in the nail.’ Milk sluiced into the cup; chunks orbited the perimeter, exploring containment. I can still see tools arrayed upon the bench like evidence in a trial: ‘Weekend Getaway Gone Wrong’ (as it had) The liquid was sour disappointing my mouth…

Top 5 Books for Christmas 2011 – Children’s Picture Books

  A Bus Called Heaven, Bob Graham, Candlewick Press To my embarrassment, as I sit here now, I cannot recall the finer details of a long review which discussed A Bus Called Heaven in the recent edition of Magpies magazine – although I swear I did read it! – other than that it was positively received. Bob Graham’s talents…

Top 5 Books for Christmas 2011 – Non-Fiction

Just my Type, Simon Garfield, Profile Books I have a few not-so-secret interests, like typography and book design, so I couldn’t not put this on the list, even though it has been out for a fair while now. Here’s a little more information: Just My Type is a book of stories about fonts. It examines…