Close and Slow: ‘Autobiography’ by Louis MacNeice

A Weekly Appreciation of Poetry

**Trigger Warning: this poem and post reference childhood trauma**

Many of us feel a bit inadequate when it comes to reading poetry, perhaps suspecting that there is some higher learning or personal initiation required in order to appreciate verse. ‘Close and Slow’ is a new regular feature here on ‘The Sounding Board’ providing some pointers as to how to…