Self-portrait In The Dark - Colette Bryce

The Dark Attunes Our Eyes To Detail The Light Can Sometimes Conceal; Similarly, Colette Bryce's New Poems Are 'slant Tellings' That Reveal Strange And True Reflections. Using A Wide Range Of Imaginative Strategies, Bryce Examines The Ways In Which Time Is Held, Space Enclosed - And A Life Framed And Given Meaning: A Face In A Broken Mirror, A Spider Trapped Under A Glass, Or A Stolen Kiss In A Car-wash. Bryce's Two Previous Prize-winning Collections Were Widely Admired For Their Marvellously Seductive Music And Their Speed Of Thought; Self-portrait In The Dark Widens And Deepens The Poet's Scope, And Is Her Most Emotionally Compelling Collection To Date.