Strike by Sarah Wimbush children's laureate The poems move from a

The poems move from a childhood encounter with a basking shark off his Achill Island home

A lover of Vallejo herself

What is also clear is that for both poets there is also a generous space for the third party to the exchange – the reader

the martian begins to consider his own uncertain origins

and the perils of certain kinds of peace

Strike by Sarah Wimbush children's laureate The poems move from aIt Is March 1984 and the miners strike has just started. By exploring both famous and previously unseen photographs through the lens of poetry, STRIKE captures the turbulence of one of the longest industrial disputes in British history, and the spirit of a marginalised community on the verge of profound change. Published by Stairwell Books