Instead Of A Card Poetry Pamphlet Ten Poems about Sheds

Instead Of A Card Poetry Pamphlet  Ten Poems about Sheds

Sheds have come a long way since the man-cave cliché. These days, a shed is a far more democratic place – somewhere that symbolises the privacy and space that we all need.
John Greening’s wonderfully varied selection of poems explores sheds from every imaginable angle. The poems take us to a child’s hiding place, a treasury of exotic implements and rich aromas and a retreat in which to remember the past. Derek Mahon’s fêted poem ‘A Disused Shed in Co. Wexford’ creates a mysterious inner world which seems to exist outside time.
A shed may just be a place to keep the lawnmower, or it may be somewhere to escape to in order to write or paint. Sometimes it’s a haven in which to daydream when the house is full of noise and bustle. Elsewhere it’s:

“A sea-side arbour, a garden shanty ,knocked together out of driftwood and furnished.with a beat-up sofa…”
from ‘Arbour’ by Kathleen Jamie

This enchanting selection leads the reader quietly into private worlds and makes the perfect gift for every shed-lover.