Being Alive edited by Neil Astley George Szirtes and everyday miracles on the

and everyday miracles on the other

stir the mind and fire the spirit

her poems invite us to listen carefully and use ideas of hearing and listening to explore the legacies of trauma

With trademark formality he runs his eye over an array of themes

and Nabokov all feature in these pages

Being Alive edited by Neil Astley George Szirtes and everyday miracles on theBeing Alive is the sequel to Neil Astleys Staying Alive, which became Britains most popular poetry book because it gave readers hundreds of thoughtful and passionate poems about living in the modern world. Now he has assembled this equally lively companion anthology for all those readers whove wanted more poems that touch the heart, stir the mind and fire the spirit. Being Alive is about being human: about love and loss, fear and longing, hurt and