Bud on a Pearl

Nick Goulder's major collection of poetry sets scenes in forty countries, covering a vast range of human interactions, expectations and misunderstandings. We meet humble beggars, we visit remote locations, we cross any number of cultural frontiers. The survey is at once a depiction of the confusion of modern life, an autobiography, and a measured reflection on the emotions of many dozens of individuals, often seen in raw and challenging contexts. The four principal sections adopt...
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Nick Goulder's major collection of poetry sets scenes in forty countries, covering a vast range of human interactions, expectations and misunderstandings. We meet humble beggars, we visit remote locations, we cross any number of cultural frontiers. The survey is at once a depiction of the confusion of modern life, an autobiography, and a measured reflection on the emotions of many dozens of individuals, often seen in raw and challenging contexts. The four principal sections adopt distinct perspectives, the objective, the personal, the fantasaic and the narrative invention, through all of which our collective cultural heritage makes its presence felt. Nick Goulder offers us, through a lifetime's experience of exploring away from the beaten track, a passionate avowal of the richness of cultural diversity.