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Wish I Was Here
Wish I Was Here | Jackie Kay
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‘Kay gives hugely of her talent; pours it onto the page . . . These stories charm, move and entertain’ Guardian This fierce, funny and compassionate collection explores every facet of that most overwhelming and complicated of human emotions: love. With winning directness, Jackie Kay captures her characters’ greatest joy and greatest vulnerability, exposing the moments of tenderness, of shock, of bravery and stupidity that accompany the search for love, the discovery of love and, most of all, love’s loss. ‘Jackie Kay’s characters sing from the page’ Daily Telegraph ‘At the heart of it is a faith in stories themselves: a belief that the most desolate history can be lent coherence if you tell it right’ TLS ‘Kay’s humour and optimism are transcendent’ Sunday Herald
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For #NationalPoetryDay in the UK I thought I'd share the Scottish Poetry Library's beautiful National Poetry Day postcards. My favourite (can you tell?) -

your shaky 'I'm fine'
to the daily 'how are you?'

Jackie Kay
(NOT actually in Wish I Was Here but in The Empathetic Store which doesn't seem to be in the database)

charl08 Love the SPL! 8y
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Lindy
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Currently standing by to watch live coverage: Nicola Sturgeon with Jackie Kay. I'm excited about attending this festival remotely!

Smrloomis Didn't know that was possible! Thanks for posting this! 8y
Lindy @Smrloomis You are welcome. Going to watch Marina Warner next. 😊 8y
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