May Swim by Katie Donovan Ruth Padel environmentally conscious pieces of art

environmentally conscious pieces of art

an illumination arrives and 'there is nothing that cannot be seen'

— Mendez

he would die of complications from leukaemia just four months later

younger and happier

May Swim by Katie Donovan Ruth Padel environmentally conscious pieces of artBy turns lyrical and sardonic, this new collection from Katie Donovan is characteristically watery candid and uncompromising in its refusal to inhabit the safer reaches of the shore. Themes of loss, widowhood and ageing co exist with observations of her wild garden and its inhabitants, including a mangy fox she helps to survive. Small acts of salvage are often all that is possible in the face of overwhelming odds, such as the permission given during