Walking Away is a tender, heart-breaking farewell to the poet's mother and father. The title sequence draws on the vivid, condensed power of the haiku form to evoke the sadness, absurdity, even the bitter comedy of ageing, and the lasting pain of loss.

'These are despatches from a fond but fearful place - so close to the depths of loved-ones' old age that we find ourselves dissolving into their world of lost connections, among fragments of sensation and familiar detail, a world almost without time. Sharply observant of himself as well what's around him, Martyn Crucefix is an acute but tactful guide to somewhere most of us, at any age, are loath to go.'
Philip Gross

'These poems paint vivid, original images, the juxtaposition of which is often truly masterful. Despite the painful subject matter, Crucefix succeeds in conveying thoughtful reflections, making wry comments, even raising a smile at times. '
Masaya Saito

About the Author

Martyn Crucefix's collections of original poetry include Between a Drowning Man (Salt, 2023) and Cargo of Limbs (Hercules Editions, 2019). His recent translations include: Rainer Maria Rilke's selected poems, Change Your Life (Pushkin Press, 2024), These Numbered Days, translations of Peter Huchel (Shearsman) which won the Schlegel-Tieck Translation Prize, 2020, and a new translation of Jurgen Becker's 1993 collection, Foxtrot at the Erfurt Stadium is due from Shearsman in 2026. Blog/website: http://www.martyncrucefix.com


Book Information
ISBN 9781915968135
Author Martyn Crucesfix
Format Paperback
Page Count 28
Imprint Dare-Gale Press
Publisher Dare-Gale Press