Lady by Laurie Bolger children's laureate Hirshfield urges a reckoning of

Hirshfield urges a reckoning of human influence on – and interference with – the planet

Invitation to View is framed by poems considering possible visitors to the poet’s 400 year-old house long after he and his partner have left it behind

This is a book of mourning

acknowledging the visual artists and writers holding the beams that he backflips on

Lady by Laurie Bolger children's laureate Hirshfield urges a reckoning ofPublished 10th April 2025. Lady, the new collection of poems by Laurie Bolger, plays with the arc of a chick flick. Whilst trying to be the most honest version of themselves the poems play the parts of housewife, fitness instructor, landlady, hen, sister, mother, boxer or drunk. Are we stuck on the ideal of small girl in a big dress when perhaps we are wild, dreaming big and taking it all in? Ultimately, this effervescent book is a celebration of the