Viv Longley's Tally Sheet

"They should have been blooming by now,
but there was Dad on his knees,
digging and lifting,
He was moving clumps of nodding daffodils
from the back to the front garden,
to make a brave display
for my wedding day."

Daffodils on my Wedding Day

Life events, people and places. Viv Longley is keeping account and this is her tally sheet, a document drawn up with a deftness of touch and poetic skill. Viv's first collection proudly presented by Currock Press.

"Here are skilful and moving poems that underline the fact that all our lives are available for myth, available for narrative, available for metaphor. Viv uses detail, rhythm, observation and a kind of 'speech made visible' to underline and celebrate our common humanity."
​Ian McMillan