A Woman By A Well: A Self-Portrait

An Appreciation by John K. Coleridge, Esq. In the context of this collection, by the time we reach Crushing , we are alive to every word and totally engaged in each poem. The poem, entitled The Stranger , inspired by Samuel Taylor Coleridge s Frost at Midnight , skilfully follows what might be called the S.T.C. line while retaining the poet s own methods and material. Well is full of music. I also very much admired the The Mirage and had particular pleasure reading My Maybe Poem , The New Wind , and The Birth of Images . Music again. The last poem brings us back to a very satisfying creative conclusion and to the next re-reading just as it would be with a worthwhile piece of music. John K. Coleridge (signed by himself) 8.XII.2009 Norwich, England