Technically adroit and formally accomplished, the poems in A Grazing Light astonish, enlighten and move us by turn. Largely ekphrastic, drawing on works by Henry Moore, Fragonard, Klee, van Gogh, William Gillies, Picasso, Monet and others, they reveal a wonderful eye and a musical ear at work. Keren Macpherson explores paintings, sculpture and photographs, shedding light on them, while always pushing beyond them, taking the reader to unexpected places.

Anna Crowe