The End of an Era Michael Alpert watches fervently

watches fervently

and then when I fly

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From the vaulted ceilings hang

Convalescent Conversations is one of Riding's least known works

The End of an Era Michael Alpert watches ferventlyCharacterised by its warmth, wisdom and wit, Norah Hanson's poetry has earned her thousands of devoted readers over the past three decades. With not a word wasted, the poet takes in the landmarks both of her native Hull and life itself, finding joy in the company of family and friends but also in unhooking clasps, undoing buttons and donning pyjamas in an empty house (albeit one in which chores are never quite finished). In one perfectly staged scene