Restorations

"No poet I know writes about art with such an intense feeling for its materiality, for smells and texture as well as nuances of colour. If a poem is like a picture, these are history paintings, rich in human detail and many-layered in their brushwork." – Matthew Francis"Hudis honours painters, plant collectors and patients who hear 'morse in the water pipes' by lovingly restoring stories from remembered fragmants. These poems are a masterclass in how to allow the energy at the centre of each poe