A Darker Way by Grahame Davies Jane Clarke 'It's as if the poet

'It's as if the poet herself has sidled beside the reader and pointed us to the poems she considers most worthy of deep consideration' Chicago Tribune

The title of Vicki Feaver’s remarkable new collection derives from Blake’s illustration of a child standing with one foot on a ladder to the moon

called ‘Female Friendship is a Very Complex Thing’

each paired with a cut-up poem created from viewers’ responses to the images

A Darker Way by Grahame Davies Jane Clarke 'It's as if the poetA Darker Way is a collection of poems and songs by Grahame Davies which traces a hard won but redemptive path between idealism and irony, failure and faith. These poems are alert to both the superficiality and the seriousness of the everyday, often showing that human feelings are complicated and surprising. Renowned not only as a poet, but also as a lyricist, Davies lyrics explore belief and unbelief, meaning and mystery, dealing with love and loss