Alice Meynell

This evocative collection gathers poems shaped by memory, spiritual reflection, love, loss, and the enduring inheritance of poetry. Its speakers look backward to childhood and vanished generations, inward toward the mysteries of thought and faith, and outward to gardens, fields, seasons, and the wider natural world. The language is graceful and contemplative, balancing intimate feeling with questions that reach beyond the individual life.

The selections move from early poems of derivation, separation, longing, and motherhood to later works marked by religious devotion and a keen awareness of history. Images of streams, harvests, night skies, and unborn singers give the collection a sense of continuity, connecting personal experience with nature and with the voices of poets yet to come. Listeners will find poetry that rewards quiet attention, offering both musical beauty and richly layered meditation.