They Carry My Pictures

This is a short collection of poems that were first written in 2006, when I was studying creative writing, in the University of Derby (Buxton). I was also at the very beginning of a new relationship, with my partner Kate who lived three hours drive from Buxton, in Louth, Lincolnshire. The poems celebrate the intimacy of our getting together, the easiness of my settling into Lincolnshire, as well as more reflective moments on the journey to and fro. The reworking of the poetry comes at a time when I have more time for my writing, having recently retired. It is also satisfying that very purpose which I thought would be the case when I first started writing, namely the capturing, of moments and memories, to look back upon with nostalgia. Christopher March 2017