Cormorant [Paperback]

Elizabeth?Parker’ s second collection,?Cormorant, explores the bird to tell stories about human and natural worlds, their losses and felicities. As Parker regards the miracle of the cormorant, she reminds us of the importance of wonder, offering an uplifting antidote to difficult times. Elizabeth Parker was born in London and grew up in Pygmy Pinetum GardenNurseries, a garden centre in The Forest of Dean. She attended MonmouthComprehensive School in Wales and school trips to Ty Newydd writing centrenurtured her passion for creative writing. She achieved First Class Honours inEnglish and Creative Writing at Warwick University, under the inspiringtutelage of David Morley, Maureen Freeley and Peter Blegvad. She has an MAin Mythology from Bristol University. She lives in Bristol with her partner andtwo sons.? This is quality poetry which hits a number of themes important to readers, such as nature in a time of ecological crisis, family history, and dealing with bereavement and loss as a family.