Travelling Light

£10.00

Travelling Light
ISBN 978-1-0682145-8-5 ∙ Adult poetry
197mm x 134mm x 7mm ∙ 84pp ∙ 20:05:26
Paperback £10.00 ∙ eBook available soon
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Nigel’s new collection comes from years of travelling, talking to people and listening to their stories. People are invariably more interesting and multi-faceted than they might at first appear (if you are prepared to give them time and listen to their stories) – from stoic widows in Chicago or a tour guide in the Killing Fields of Cambodia, to a teacher in Cuba or a Minister of Information in India.

A memoir and travelogue of personal, emotional, raw, and sometimes just plain silly poems.

“Moving, funny and brilliant poetry by Nigel Planer, who makes me sick.” Christopher Eccleston, actor

“If life is a journey, then I’m revising my list of carry-on essentials: travel documents, toothbrush, ear pods, nourishing berry lip mask, and a copy of Nigel Planer’s Travelling Light, a poetic pick-me-up should any turbulence be encountered along the way.” Brian Bilston, poet

“Nigel Planer can do that rare thing – be funny and sad in the same poem. How versatile he is – from Sapphic odes to an elegy for old rockers, he reveals a brain that absorbs everything going on around him and creates even more.” Harry Mount, Editor of The Oldie

“The range, style and themes are vast. Filled with beauty, yet also deep pain, silly laughter, darkness, guitars and bastards. This collection has certainly ‘got a woof’. Loved it.” Dreda Say Mitchell, novelist, journalist & broadcaster

“Funny, moving, and intimate. An absolute delight to look over Nigel’s shoulder, as he observes a world well-travelled. Hail, Planer, a task fulfilled!” Ayub Khan Din, writer & actor