What Rain Taught Us by Gail Ashton Ira Lightman straying from the known routes

straying from the known routes into the borderlands between the human

with pared down imagery and crystal sharp language

feel like symptoms of language’s attempt

‘Like a bird picking over / the September lawn

of exhibits in a number of museums

What Rain Taught Us by Gail Ashton Ira Lightman straying from the known routesWhat rain taught us follows a mind fracturing into a subjective landscape of association, eflection and invention, where words, images, and conflicting voices tumble and echo almost to the point of destruction. But, gradually, islands of stability form Intimate, disturbing and touching, this collection offers an insight into mental illness as heartbreaking as Unica Zurns The Man of Jasmine or Leonora Carringtons Down Below, and combines writing that