J P Stephen

Moonbound J P Stephen

This collection of poetry is "Moonbound": from a lonely beach, through difficult waters, towards a better place. While there are spiritual overtones, it is highly relatable and accessible. The collection seems to end in a better place but whether he has landed on the moon, or is still feeling its pull, is open for debate. "With lines like: 'Pallets of sun-pressed air marbled into fog-lawn light, like a farmer shovelling frost upon honey-stemmed wheat-fields', one can tell [J. P. Stephen is] a real poet, with a real intensity of feeling. The poetic energy is bursting from [him]." - Brian Patten Further Endorsements: Mervyn Linford (Littoral Press) Jeremy Hooker UK Poet Laureate Andrew Motion