Round the Mulberry Bush by Patricia McCarthy art This is the ninth of

This is the ninth of his Carcanet books in 30 years

through poetry

It will weather well”

physical and spiritual state of consciousness

Unflinching in its account of childhood abuse and trauma

Round the Mulberry Bush by Patricia McCarthy art This is the ninth of'Like fixtures patterning the air the accumulation of experiences here resonates far beyond the covers of the book and as oaks seem to listen to the unheard and owls out perform flutes we become witnesses to an inner theatre. As Geoffrey Hill suggested it is small factual vision that leads to Gnostic awareness.' Ian Brinton'Patricia McCarthys collection Round the Mulberry Bush is an intensely compassionate, intelligent and moving elegy to her loves