The Mermaid's Purse by Fleur Adcock James Keery of its early morning fear

of its early morning fear

the continually renewing gift of the present moment

with moments of tenderness and beauty

This collection wrung out my tired heart

tracing the influence of Keats

The Mermaid's Purse by Fleur Adcock James Keery of its early morning fearFleur Adcock began writing the poems in this book when she was 82. The two chief settings are New Zealand, with its multi coloured seas, and Britain, seen in various decades. There are foreign travels, flirtations, family memories, deaths and conversations with the dead. Katherine Mansfield, incognito, dodges an academic conference; theres a lesson in water divining as well as a rather unusual Christmas party. We meet several varieties of small