Tree of Knowledge by Victoria Chang NPF19 and a memoir of my

and a memoir of my life in Wales

with a biographical and critical introduction

MacKay's introduction is itself a masterpiece of literary placement and his intelligent selection of Plomer's work will go far in assuring this twentieth-century master his rightful place in the canon

"'Just how immediate can a poem be

Tree of Knowledge by Victoria Chang NPF19 and a memoir of myPublished 9th July 2026 A poet watches the limbs of a eucalyptus tree get sawed off: the image persists, recurring across poems of art, language, selfhood, memory, and loss. Joan Mitchell said, When I talk about love, I mean loving a tree. When I talk about love, I mean loving where a tree used to be. Men assess the eucalyptus tree growing on the poet's street; a crane arrives. The sound of a chainsaw rings in the air and branches begin to fall. This