Kuk91 wrote:
I think the concept of the new book sounds much more personal, as if she's playing with her childhood memories. She was always talking in the interviews how she was fated to have a great imagination in order to occupy herself (since all the other children were boys), creating invisible friends and making up stories. Plus, the sheep farm, per say. And once she said how seeing some David Lynch exhibition has sparkled her interest to her own drawings and words that she wrote as a child - PJ might have resumed this interest.
Also, I think that on the vibes level "Grouse Pen" could be described as a mix of "Sixteen, Fifteen, Fourteen", "Cracks in the Canvas" and the whole "White Chalk" album.
My gosh she's beautiful. Thank you for the photos.
Yes, I'm also wondering whether 'The Forest' will be her next book and whether it might be more introspective or personal. Certainly the title and 'Grouse Pen' make me think more along the lines of imagination, childhood, loneliness or solitude. I agree, she has spoken in many interviews of those elements being formative and quite a large part of her childhood.
Obviously I haven't got any evidence that she's taking her poetry in that direction, I'm just curious and very interested in what she'll be producing next! I always find myself being completely absorbed and immersed in whatever work she puts out, so I'm sure whichever direction she goes I'll feel the same and find it inspiring. One thing I'm really, really hoping for is to see more of her artwork at some stage! To have a book of her poems as well as her drawings/other artwork would be a dream.