Cradle Me

By Philip D Barlow

Cradle Me charts the life of a soul sensitive to pathos, to injustice, to the patently ridiculous and the howlingly funny.
Philip D. Barlow has long been performing his poetry, both as spoken word and song. This comprehensive collection offers readers the chance to experience the full range of his writing, by turns affectionate and angry, rueful and ribald, in his own unflinching voice and in those of the people he feels for.
From 'I was conceived at Christmas/Nineteen fifty-eight/As the advent bells were ringing/And my folks tempted fate' to 'Nought to sixty in sixty years/The bottom is coming up to meet me, ' the poems express not only the life of one man but also the life of much of Britain since the 1960s.

Cradle me in arms of air
In arms of silence in the adder's nest
Cradle me in your sainted harbour
Heave me to and bring me rest

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1738534154
• ISBN13: 9781738534159
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Bench Press
• Length: 166 Pages
• Weight: 0.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 8.0"