Assurances by J. O. Morgan Ahren Warner Paul Sutherland has been writing

Paul Sutherland has been writing and publishing poetry since 1970

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but in the end she sings a song which affirms that flawed humanity is indeed perfectible

‘These poems move in different directions

poems that question the nature of the visionary

Assurances by J. O. Morgan Ahren Warner Paul Sutherland has been writingA war poem both historic and frighteningly topical, Assurances begins in the 1950s during a period of vigilance and dread in the middle of the Cold War: the long stand off between nuclear powers, where the only defence was the threat of mutually assured destruction. Using a mix of versed and unversed passages, Morgan places moments of calm reflection alongside the tensions inherent in guarding against such a permanent threat. A work of variations and