Dried Figs is a re-release of Helen Jacob's sixth published collection of poetry. The poems talk of love, joy, loss and lamentation, growing older, past memories and the present. Helen ponders the paradox of old age - a time of terrible losses and unexpected joys. Fellow poet, Sandy Bains, describes the collection as a "pensive contemplation of the nature of humanness and our connection to the planet. These are poems to be read and re-read. She has...
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