Partial Shade: Poems New and Selected by John Birtwhistle Penny Boxall a master of syntax and

a master of syntax and prosody

it is also deeply thoughtful

Ariadne Radi Cor was born in Trento

Thematically composed on the anniversary of her death at Fotheringhay

Bantam brings three generations into sharp focus – Kay’s own

Partial Shade: Poems New and Selected by John Birtwhistle Penny Boxall a master of syntax and'Partial Shade' is the common gardening term for plants that in fact need a measure of sunshine. In John Birtwhistle's poems, there is a continual play of light and shadow and even glimpses of 'full sun'. This selection from his own work does not follow chronology. It is an entirely fresh ordering, in which poems converse and argue with each other across the years. Lines about politics, parenting, mortality, art (and love, 'that bookish theme') are