Author Description

Particles of Life is Jan Fortune-Wood's first poetry collection, bringing together material previously published in a wide range of small press magazines, as well as a wealth of new poetry. It is a collection that encompasses a particular life, inviting the reader in to discover the wider resonances. The full range of human emotions is dissected and reconstructed, with enough left unsaid to allow the reader to participate in making the meaning. It is a collection that demonstrates the ability of poetry to lift the domestic to another level; to simultaneously speak plainly while preserving the mystery. '...a brave and revealing collection...There is always something to keep the reader turning the page...- well balanced, interesting and entertaining.' - Patrick Osada.