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A series of poems inspired by specific artworks by Michael Whelan. You can check out his gallery here

Beautifully crafted, sensitive and enlightening, One Hundred Years of Ermintrude, is a breath of fresh air to the poetry arena. Drawing on the imaginative vitality of the magic-realist mode, the book tells the stories of 3 members of one family, presided over by the indomitable Ermintrude, condensing defining moments in each life into stanza form. The result is a highly evocative, affecting poem-story.

The eponymous opening tale of centenarian Ermintrude is recounted backwards, opening with the image of her wreath and ending with her mother s pregnancy, and establishes the probing questions about time and life that characterise the ensuing tales of her children, Tristan and Lucy.

The stories intertwine, musing on family, individuality, and mortality, whilst the prismatic writing bears endless re-listening.

Meditations that help us re-member our humanity in a time where everything is changing all the time, everywhere, all at once. A mix of words heard from beyond, blended with blushes of poetry and wisdom's whispers. Can we get still enough to hear them?

A sampling of free content, including my humorous science fiction audio books and poems, to provide a taste of what the full premium content is like.

This also acts as an example for Guides as to what is possible — in terms of links in the descriptions, links to other sites as attachments, file attachments, and links to other journeys and guides from tracks — with each track as part of the functionality provided by NRJ.