Pain Songs by Daniel Sluman Rod Mengham ‘I devoured Stroll On with

‘I devoured Stroll On with relish (and a side order of quadrupley-fried sweet potatoes)

the girls inhabit an eerie

and the dust

insubstantial "that stretches over past pain and future uncertainties

Pain Songs by Daniel Sluman Rod Mengham ‘I devoured Stroll On withPublished 14th May 2026 Pain Songs, Daniel Slumans fourth poetry collection, is written through the writers experience of chronic pain, examining the ways the body and the world interact and intersect. Reflecting on love, family and relationships, the poems explore intimacy, fertility, pregnancy, and what the repercussions are of living inside a body that feels like an alarm that rings and rings.