Chosen Hill
Chosen Hill by Sue Leigh, published by Two Rivers Press in 2018, is a collection of poetry that explores the interplay between darkness and light, often set against a backdrop of winter. This 44-page edition presents Leigh’s reflections on nature, memory, and the nuances of language, inviting readers to contemplate the moments that define our lives. The poems capture the essence of familiar landscapes and the emotions tied to them, revealing a world that is both mysterious and intimate.
In her work, Leigh delves into themes of sound and silence, examining how these elements shape our understanding of existence. Whether she draws inspiration from her surroundings or distant travels, her poetry resonates with a sense of compassion and keen observation. Readers will find a delicate balance between lightness and depth in her verses, as she navigates the complexities of life and the legacies we leave behind. This edition, written in English, offers a thoughtful exploration of the human experience through the lens of poetic expression.
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It is often winter in Sue Leigh‘s poems. But the darkness is almost always weighed against a pale sun – the brightness to be found in nature, quiet, making. Or in a loved place where one can walk among old trees and listen to the wind.
She is a poet interested in the possibilities and limitations of language, in particular the relationship of sound to silence, how we may catch hold of the living moment.
Whether she travels to Japan or walks in the fields near home, whether the time is now or the distant past, she inhabits a world that is both mysterious and familiar. How might we live in such a world, what matters in a life, what of ourselves do we leave behind?
‘T.S. Eliot famously said of Marvell’s poetry that it showed a “tough reasonableness beneath the slight lyric grace”. Something similar comes to mind reading Sue Leigh’s poems. They have a lightness and elegance to accompany the emotion which is always there. But there is a harder element in them too: a platinum-like thread that gives each poem its own form. They are a remarkable product of compassionate humanity and an observant eye.’ Bernard O’Donoghue
‘I feel the influence of David Jones in her perception of things as signs/something other. I also find in her writing a great tension between opposites – profusion and austerity, the dark burnished.’ Pauline Stainer
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