Under The Influence

By Louise G Cole

Under the Influence takes the reader into the sometimes comical and frequently heart-breaking relationship between the author and her elderly, care-homed mother. The sequence of free-verse poems comments on the lasting influence of a flame-haired, cabbage-water drinking seamstress on the child who was told she had a face only a mother could love. Included is 'Fur Coat and No Knickers' an award-winning poem which has struck a cord with many about the occasionally humorous frustrations shared by frail elderly parents and their necessarily resilient adult children.

Under the Influence received a commendation in the 2021 Fool for Poetry Competition run by Munster Literature Centre, Ireland.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1913499502
• ISBN13: 9781913499501
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: Hedgehog Poetry Press
• Length: 30 Pages
• Weight: 0.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 5.8" x 8.3"