A Life of Rhyme....

I read a really uplifting poetry book this morning given to me by a guy who wandered into my shop to see if I'd take them on sale or return. I get quite a few of these requests and not all of them are up to much. I liked this one though; A Life of Rhyme, by Neal Towner, is essentially a life story in brief and in rhyme. It begins by talking about a baby having his nappy changed and swifting moves through early childhood, schooldays, youth, first lads holiday, meeting the girl, getting married, having kids, getting stressed out, kids growing up, moving to a cottage in the country and present day (sound familiar?) Much of it is fairly frivolous, funny and uplifting and also there is some quite moving and deeper stuff mixed in. I liked it, so thanks Neal if you are out there (although he's probably not cos he said that he didn't have the internet, which is probably why he has the time to write poems instead of, like the rest of us becoming obsessed and consumed by this electric box which is slowly taking over out lives!) Anyway don't be tight, help a struggling, aspiring local poet and buy a copy. It probably took Mr. Towner a lifetime to think about, mull over and eventually commit to pen and paper, considerable time and expense to get it published and printed, time and effort to distribute the thing to retailers (who will only take it on sale or return) and all you have to do is walk into a bookshop, mine preferably, and fork out £5.95....