Congratulations to poet and PACYA member Rachel Rooney on winning Britain’s CLPE Poetry Award for her collection The Language of Cat. To read more about Rachel and the award, please click here. Also, be sure to check out Rachel’s excellent tips on writing poetry.
Flipping through the pages that Amazon allows me to see, I have to say I really enjoyed her poetry; the alliteration and internal rhyme create a somewhat feline sort of rhythm, bouncing along with soft and deliberate steps. She flows in and out of meter to create a rather lyrical type of free verse. The ironic thing is that here in the US, editors & publishers seem to be so adamant about proper meter and perfect rhyme…this book shows that imagery and emotion are just as important!
Fabulous book, well deserving of the award!