The Insomnia Poems by Grace Nichols Helen Mort The style is governed by

The style is governed by a desire for simplicity almost equal to the lure of extravagance

sets the tone for Robert Minhinnick’s book

Instead of trying to describe it

a bringing to light of that which is obscured or lost

the lights burn from within

The Insomnia Poems by Grace Nichols Helen Mort The style is governed byIn her latest collection, The Insomnia Poems, Grace Nichols explores those nocturnal hours when Sleep (the thief who nightly steals your brain) is hard to come by, and the politics of the day hard to shut out, never mind the lavender scented pillow. Here memories of her own Guyana childhood mingle with the sleeping spectres of dreams and folk legends such as Sleeping Beauty. A lyrical interweaving of tones and textures invites the reader into the