Dragonflies

Evolving and personal, dragonflies is a journey in poetry through life's transformations. Graham Powell unfolds memories and moments in time; uncovering all that is lost and gained, and how we each grow into and out of ourselves, recreating the world afresh with every step we take along the way.

They say that in the end we're reunitedWith all we've lost - not love and circumstanceBut umbrellas, tissues and socksOr, in my case, that one photographTucked inside the book wedged halfway down -Or was it up - the bookshelf we once had The lives of dragonflies pass largely unseen until they express themselves for the briefest of moments on the wing - and, having fulfilled their obligation to future generations, disappear. Evolving and intimate, dragonflies is a personal journey through life's transformations. Graham Powell unfolds memories and moments in time; uncovering all that is lost and gained, and how we each grow into and out of ourselves, recreating the world afresh with every step we take along the way. 'Rudder sharp and banking On veined wings that whirr as the sun catches ...'What the readers are saying:‘Poignant’ – Five stars‘A body of work that deals with life – and death – so sensitively’ – Five stars‘Exquisite beauty … Graham Powell has certainly emerged in a glorious moment, like the dragonfly, from the dark pools of his imagination’ – Five stars