A book of poems and a father's love

Encountering Poetry Pt.2

This post is part of a short series I am currently sharing here, charting some of my early experiences with English literature and the mark that they have left on me ever since - drawing a simple reflection from each encounter. You can read Pt.1 here.

When it came to my Dad’s relationship with me, ‘I love you’ wasn’t a commonly used word. When I had a ba…