{"id":76,"date":"2009-05-11T10:20:33","date_gmt":"2009-05-11T15:20:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fullofcrow.com\/crowreviews\/?p=76"},"modified":"2009-05-11T10:20:33","modified_gmt":"2009-05-11T15:20:33","slug":"this-is-itby-geraint-hughes-blackheath-books-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fullofcrow.com\/crowreviews\/2009\/05\/this-is-itby-geraint-hughes-blackheath-books-2008\/","title":{"rendered":"this is it&#8230;..by Geraint Hughes, Blackheath Books, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">As with all the chaps to be born at <em>Blackheath Books<\/em>, Geraint Hughes hand-crafted collection \u201cthis is it\u2026.,\u201d has a warmth both inside and out.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>This 20 poem collection speaks to personal journeys in times of change that can really only be traversed alone.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>It recounts touching moments prior to and after the death of Geraint\u2019s father.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">The work ranges from introspective questioning in poems like \u201cpoem on the night I heard my father will die\u201d and \u201cthe journey\u201d to the subconscious tensions that surround a person in grief in poems like \u201chammering the nails in\u201d and \u201cI know what men are like\u201d.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Interspersed<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>in between are hints of joy and shadows of anger.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>He finds comfort in the paper and pen at a time when nothing one can say will ease the projected burden of death.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Geraint is at his best in \u201cas Thoreau said\u201d and in the very touching poem \u201cthe old wardrobe\u201d:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">\u201cI thanked you for everything<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Not just for what you\u2019d done<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Mostly what you hadn\u2019t<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Just for being there<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">I kept checking, as you cooled<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">And when they came for you<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Mum asked for your wedding ring<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">And I got it for her\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Geraint Hughes\u2019 collection \u201cthis is it\u2026.\u201d Speaks to the rollercoaster ride that is loss, how in it there are moments of quiet contemplation, sadness, joy, anger, and hope, even if it feels backhanded.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>This is a fine chap to place on your nightstand to just remind you of what you have and to be thankful.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As with all the chaps to be born at Blackheath Books, Geraint Hughes hand-crafted collection \u201cthis is it\u2026.,\u201d has a warmth both inside and out.\u00a0 This 20 poem collection speaks to personal journeys in times of change that can really only be traversed alone.\u00a0 It recounts touching moments prior to \u2026 <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fullofcrow.com\/crowreviews\/2009\/05\/this-is-itby-geraint-hughes-blackheath-books-2008\/\"> Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr; 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