Waymarks - Softcover

Delighting in the sound of language, this highly layered and lyrical collection gathers threads from nature and memory to explore the natural world; the marks we leave on it and it on us. Intense observation is underpinned with a passion for seeing not just the surface of things, but to the heart. This is a collection filled with quiet wonder and exquisite precision.

Now you are back, you...and your poppies.
Pendulous buds expanding, shaking out their creases,
opening bright as suns,
spilling yellow petals
seeds
memories.

From: Breaking Dormancy

Mavis Gulliver lives on the Isle of Islay from where she travels extensively throughout the Hebrides. Her fascination for islands mainly finds expression in photography and poetry. Her work has featured in several anthologies, notably These Islands, We Sing (Polygon 2011). Her previous poetry collection is, Slate Voices, a collaboration with Jan Fortune (Cinnamon Press, 2014). She is also the author of the Hag-Stone Chronicles, a series of Fantasy novels for children.