The Tumbling Paddy by Frank Ormsby tayi tibble This is both a paean

This is both a paean and a heartbreaking plea

and when the poet asks “What does a head replay at the moment/ of falling headlong off a staircase/ as long as a bridal veil

“Joshua Idehen is in the tradition of Gil Scott-Heron

of climate

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The Tumbling Paddy by Frank Ormsby tayi tibble This is both a paeanFrank Ormsby's eighth collection of poems is, on the whole, a playful book which constantly surprises us with serious themes. History is the word and history the image, whether as in a dream about Auschwitz or a portrait of the History Club on its annual outing. Then spirit of place is richly imagined, whether in the form of 'Juggy', the 'simpleton' sleepwalking through the estate, or the humanised tumbling paddy, both clumsy celebrant and instrument