Slow Things: Poems About Slow Things (The Emma Press Poetry Anthologies) - Softcover

The Emma Press bitesized anthology is as appealing as any well-pitched children s book; the cover s enticing maroon and Quentin Blake-esque sloth illustration suggests another, less complicated world of the sort in which I would like to dwell. [...] By poem one, I felt calm. By poem ten, I was blissed out. In foregrounding poems essential luxury yes, they can (and should) be moving, provocative, startling; but they are also a past-time the editors have made of this little book an invitation to cosiness.
--Penny Boxall, Sabotage Reviews

What s so good about being fast? Sometimes a little patience goes a long way, and a slow thing can be both lovely and just what you need.

Slow walks, slow thoughts and slow afternoons in the sun all provide inspiration for the poets in Slow Things, an anthology which celebrates taking life at a leisurely pace and casts a spotlight on slow processes and passage of time.

Ageing and decay progress with soothing, even reassuring inevitability and the poets invite us to see beauty in the stillness of the night and the ooze of a snail trail.