The English River by Virginia Astley T S Eliot Like her previous Bloodaxe titles

Like her previous Bloodaxe titles

energised by language which is in turn both tender and risky

’ Fourth Person Singular continues to blow open the relationship between self and world in a working through of lyric shame

Rachel Piercey

The English River by Virginia Astley T S Eliot Like her previous Bloodaxe titlesVirginia Astley has been a much admired songwriter and musician since the 1980s, known for her engaging lyrics as well as for her melodious style. Now her other two passions take centre stage in this book: poetry and the River Thames. She grew up by the rivers upper reaches, knew the old lock keepers and was familiar with all aspects of the Thames and its hinterland: both the natural world and the people whose lives are intimately connected with the