Of Breaking Glass by James Byrne Random House the relationship between mind and

the relationship between mind and body

A scrap of handwriting

insightful and fascinating – absolutely wonderful

from the wry social comment of Grahame Davies to the contemporary parables of Gwyneth Lewis

there’s no need

Of Breaking Glass by James Byrne Random House the relationship between mind andOf Breaking Glass is an elegiac sequence for James Byrnes brother, Robin, who passed away unexpectedly during the initial Covid lockdown. These poems, set in Californias Death Valley during a heatwave, are an attempt of one sibling to bury anothers first memory: the sound of breaking glass. Ritualising loss, memory and language, this tender, brilliant book, replete with stunning colour photographs, evokes the most intimate kind of writing. Of Breaking