Coming out of lockdown today – my book ‘Return by Minor Road’ is officially published 25 June.
To mark the occasion, here’s a video of me reading ‘With a rootless lily held in front of him’, which won the Plough Prize:
The text of the poem is below:
You can buy it in the usual places, and here: https://www.poetrybooks.co.uk/products/return-by-minor-road-by-heidi-williamson
You can read more about the book and extracts from it on the Bloodaxe website: www.bloodaxebooks.com/ecs/product/return-by-minor-road-1233