Collected Love Poems

Brian Patten is renowned as an accessible and popular poet. Now his love poems, old and new, are collected together in his single volume. Widely acknowledged as one of Europe’s foremost writers, Brian Patten’s love poems earned him recognition far and wide. Truthful and tender, profoundly aware of the possibility of magic and the miraculous, these poems are beautiful, informed and, even at their darkest moments, filled with courage and hope. Alongside old favourites, this edition contains a selection of new and hitherto unpublished poems. A must for lovers and poetry lovers everywhere.