Fiona Sinclair lives in a village in Kent with her husband Kim and an imaginary dog. She is the editor of the on-line poetry magazine Message in Bottle. Fiona‘s work has been published in numerous magazines. Fiona reviews poetry and also art exhibitions, specifically at Turner Contemporary, Margate. Her writing has been published in numerous magazines, including: Snakeskin Poetry Webzine; Obsessed with Pipework; London Grip: Prole Magazine; The Lake; The Journal Literary Magazine:The Peeking Cat: Ascent Aspirations; and Pulsar. A Talent for Hats is her sixth collection, published in 2017. The Time Travellers' Picnic was published in 2019 |
A TALENT FOR HATS
by Fiona Sinclair ISBN 978-1-907435-39-3
Published February 2017 31 poems Perfect-bound paperback 46 pages 15cm wide x 21cm tall £6.00 + p&p
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(From "A Talent for Hats") Drowning in dress choice, she wants no Marilyn Look at me entrance, rather something to carry her through dry-mouthed solo arrival. Pulls out sale dregs number that on her lives up to its designer label promise, but flashbacks; blown out by friend last minute, folk night that anesthetised her rock and roll soul. restraining yawns like Tourette’s outbursts at dull dinner. Strokes with little-girl longing new strapless but time saved up from work plus son sleepover windfall cannot be gambled on untried garment. Ponders impulse buy plain-Jane shift then relives: shoes kicked off dancing until all hours; gold strike of finding new friends at a 50th; child’s fizzy laughter uncorked in a comedy club; so slips on the dress that promises an evening well spent… © Fiona Sinclair Here, boldly and poignantly written, is the understanding that beneath a woman’s outward appearance and smart excuses, there lurks the fear that she is losing her power to attract, that the beauty of her youth inexorably, inevitably fades, taking her power with it. ....Sinclair has excellent observational powers... '
Agnes Meadows, poet, editor and reviewer |
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