Foraging

By Joy Howard

POETRY
Joy Howard has something to say in her poems about nature, and human nature, and about grief, and time, and memory.
Her combination of tender but acute observation and mordant wit is reminiscent of U.A. Fanthorpe.

These are strong, womanly poems, characterised by the uncluttered vision of a poet who tells her own truth, regardless of whether she is wryly considering the contents of the myth-kitty or looking afresh at earlier anger and later loss.
An engaging simplicity of language and expression gives the whole collection a powerful honesty.
You can rely on these poems; they will not let you down.
Ann Drysdale

• Language: English
• Publisher: Arachne Press
• Release date: Apr 17, 2020
• ISBN: 9781913665043

Joy Howard

Joy Howard founded Grey Hen Press, specialising in publishing the work of older women poets, post retirement in 2007. With seven Grey Hen Press anthologies, a chapbook series, and the new imprint Hen Run under her belt, she’s now in her mid-seventies but still waiting to run out of steam. Publications Widely published in anthologies, magazines and journals, and online. Collections: Exit Moonshine (Grey Hen 2009), Refurbishment (Ward Wood 2011).