Well, I have to say that our 26th Book of the Week is one that is verily close to my old ticker, and despite the fact that all this time on I still manage to type the title incorrectly (Forest, not Frost M-U-S-T R-E-M-E-M-B-E-R) it is genuinely imprinted on my brain.
For Memory Forest (yay!) was the first collection Gaynor Kane did for us at the Hedgehog Press and it is beautiful in so many ways it hurts.
But you don’t need to take my word for it – you can get a Signed copy direct from the Lady herself HERE, and you will be very pleased if you do.
As for other news, Gaynor, along with Matthew M.C. Smith are headlining an event at the Cheltenham Poetry Festival on Tuesday the 3rd of August 2021 at 7:00PM
You can Book your Free Ticket HERE if you are quick :)
Memory Forest finds Gaynor Kane preoccupied with the threshold between the living and the dead. It is a thematic collection which celebrates life and the lives of the dead in poems, that vary in tone and form, as they delve into burial rites across the world. Often merging faraway cultures and funereal practises with traditions closer to home, these poems immortalise the last wishes and instructions of the various poetic voices they inhabit. It’s a subject matter that many people avoid discussing. Gaynor was initially inspired by her family and their thoughts on how they would like their lives celebrated and hopes that these poems stimulate conversations between readers and their loved ones.
About Gaynor Kane
Gaynor Kane (nee Carson) fell into writing accidentally. At forty, instead of buying a mid-life crisis sports car, she started a degree with the Open University. She finished her BA (Hons) in Humanities with Literature in 2016 with a module on creative writing. Since then, she has been widely published in journals and anthologies and listed, placed, and won, several poetry competitions. She is vice-chair of Holywood Writer’s Group and a member of Women Aloud NI. Gaynor also volunteers for EastSide Arts during their summer festival and also during the CS Lewis Festival.
Gaynor’s micro-pamphlet ‘Circling the Sun’, about the early aviatrixes, was published in 2018. Her pamphlet ‘Memory Forest’, about burial rituals and last wishes, was published in 2019. Gaynor’s debut full poetry collection, ‘Venus in pink marble’, is published in 2020. These books are all published by Hedgehog Poetry Press.
Product details
- Paperback : 44 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1916090850
- ISBN-13 : 978-1916090859
- Product Dimensions : 14.81 x 0.28 x 21.01 cm
- Buy a Signed Copy Direct from Gaynor Kane HERE