The Face in the Well by Rebecca Watts Cape Poetry so this book of ‘pearls’

so this book of ‘pearls’ is not only for poetry lovers but also for anyone who has ever treasured a piece of jewellery

Andra Simons

The Map and the Clock is a stunning and essential treasury of the poems that have moulded our languages

Major Jackson

for a person with autism

The Face in the Well by Rebecca Watts Cape Poetry so this book of ‘pearls’In her vibrant third collection, Rebecca Watts shines a light on the tender, spontaneous, creative and creaturely aspects of the self, and asks how we might nurture and shield these from the many physical, phsycological and social forces predisposed to keep them down. Wearing a variety of costumes, or none at all, the characters in these dramatic poems play hide and seek, guarding their vulnerabilities while yearning for greater connection with others