Fiona Benson transforms life's surprises, accidents and let-downs into poems of great beauty in her bold debut
You might think Bright Travellers a fey title, but not once you have encountered the poem from which it has been parted. It describes a baby's intent, unfathomable way of looking at the world:
She stares
over my left shoulder
into blank corners
and seems to watch
who knows what
bright travellers.
