THE SCARECROW by David Troupes

A simple folded pamphlet, The Scarecrow, contains a long poem by David Troupes designed and illustrated by Neil Christie in muted tones. The Scarecrow is available to buy at £2:00 plus p&p.  The poet Ken Cockburn says of The Scarecrow, "A woman, about whom we know nothing except that she is walking in late autumn, passes a scarecrow. In a sequence of ten short poems, a world in decline is evoked exactly by a mind attentive to beauty, bleakness and fragility, as Troupes sets growth against decay, order against chaos, life against death. Written in loose yet disciplined couplets with flair and precision, there is a sense both of intimate involvement and utter detachment, encompassing the essential delight and terror we feel when we engage deeply with the natural world. This simplest of journeys becomes both Eden and Apocalypse."

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