The Deepest Thing

Writing about a disabled family member too often succumbs to cliches of tragedy or overcoming, or a presumptuous appropriation of their voice. The Deepest Thing is something else entirely. These translucent, searching poems live in the real world. With richly evocative imagery, they traverse decades of institutional and social prejudice to honour the improvised "dance" of a farming family and "the things that matter most" to the poet's sister. Simply beautiful. - Andy Jackson