Ukraine poetry book published
As you may know, I have just published a collection of poems on the war in Ukraine, entitled 'The Shape of Ukraine'. There are forty poems in the book, many of which have been shared with WOL readers, and WOL was kind enough to feature a news item on the collection.
https://www.writeoutloud.net/public/blogentry.php?blogentryid=126470
In many ways it was sad to have to write these poems, but I think it is important to keep this tragic and pointless war in the spotlight. Let us hope and pray that a solution to all the pain and suffering is found soon.
The book can be obtained from Amazon UK for £4.99. A kindle version is also available. All proceeds will go to Ukrainian charities.
Stephen Gospage
Mon 12th Dec 2022 17:17
Thank you so much, Brenda. I hope that you and your group will enjoy the book. I think your approach of taking the poems slowly is quite right. Odd though it may sound, I tried to avoid making the content too unpleasant, preferring to present the tragedy of war in a more ironic or indirect manner. However, the collection is inevitably not a light read, though I hope that there is an element of optimism, and even humour, in some of the poems.
Once again, thank you for your support.