The Melancholy of Anatomy by Martin Corless-Smith Simon Armitage Clear yet steamy

Clear yet steamy

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The Melancholy of Anatomy by Martin Corless-Smith Simon Armitage Clear yet steamyIn The Melancholy of Anatomy, his ninth collection of poetry, Martin Corless Smith turns his attention towards ageing and mortality, and in particular to the death of his father. Shifting between formal verse and prose, from the metaphysical to the whimsical, from surreal to anecdotal, the book moves between poetic articulations as a mind might through memories, sifting to find anything to hold on to as everything flows and falls away. At times