Book Launch
The historic surroundings of the Friends Meeting House in Cirencester was the venue for the launch of Iris Anne Lewis’s first poetry collection Amber. Former member of Somewhere Else, Gill Garret also launched her latest collection The Photo I Didn’t Take at the event. ‘It was lovely to share the stage with Gill,’ said Iris. We were both thrilled that well-known Cheltenham poets, Angela France and Anna Saunders, supported our joint launch by reading some of their poems to the packed audience.
The two newly launched collections acted as a foil for each other with their different subject matters and approaches. The Photo I Didn’t Take reflects on the small, seemingly insignificant aspects of lives, places and events whereas Amber enables the reader to experience deepest history, myth and private emotional worlds. Or, in the words of a classical music lover in the audience, Gill’s poetry is like chamber music, whereas Iris’s resembles a full-bodied symphony.
Both books are available on Amazon. The Photo I Didn’t Take can be found here, and Amber can be found by clicking here or by going on the “publications” section of our website.
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