Contemporary poetry by Helen J.Radford

'Poetry is the place where language in its silence is most beautifully articulated. Poetry is the language of silence. If you look at a page of prose, it is crowded with words. If you look at a page of poetry, the slim word shapes are crouched in the empty whiteness of the page. The page is a place of silence where the contour of the word is edged and the expression is heightened in an intimate way. One way to invigorate and renew your language is to expose yourself to poetry. In poetry your language will find cleansing illumination and sensuous renewal.'

(an extract from 'Anam Cara - Spiritual Wisdom from the Celtic World' by John O'Donohue)

Click on "Poetry" to read my poems.