<p>The lone volume of poetry from the voice of a true original. Having never written poetry before, Brookings began in his eighties to produce verses on a daily basis, with a quiet intensity and single-mindedness, while resident at a nursing home in Massachusetts. In the seven years until his death in 1987, he produced around 300 poems on subjects such as power tools, blankets, white worms, after-dinner mints, Vermont in winter, and the death penalty. The Golden Rule now presents all of the poems in a single volume. With a biographical memoir by David Greenberger (the man who first encouraged Brookings to write), an appreciation by Al Ackerman and an appendix describing Brookings's unique writing process, this book commemorates a truly distinctive and wonderfully enjoyable writer.</p>

The Golden Rule: Collected Poems

Literature & Fiction

Brookings, Ernest Noyes

Poetry

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<p>Off the Beaten Track presents new work by twelve writers taking part in a unique collaborative project. Each of them was invited to compose one haiku per day for a month, thus contributing towards the total of 365 haiku for a full calendar year. The result is a fascinating collection of glimpses into the lives of twelve highly distinctive writers through their observations of the minutiae of their daily activities and the world around them.</p>

Off the Beaten Track: A year in haiku

Ironside, Fabian

Lorsung, Éireann

Herold, Christopher

Ironside, Hamish

Lucky, Bob

Beautiful Nowhere

Louisa Campbell

Tell Me When My Light Turns Green

Lucas Aggerton

Contemporary

Library of Aethers: Selected Lyrics 1994–2024

Arts & Photography

Alasdair, Roberts

Music

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