TEN POEMS ABOUT HUSBANDS AND WIVES (CANDLESTICK PRESS)

‘If ever two were one, then surely we.’ So says the seventeenth-century poet Anne Bradstreet. These days, her portrayal of the marriage bond as one of unconditional mutual devotion might underestimate the complexity of the husband/wife relationship. The other poems in this vivid and entertaining mini-anthology go on to celebrate just that, with moments of tenderness, romance and wry humour. Poems by Moniza Alvi, Tiffany Atkinson, Mike Barlow, Anne Bradstreet, Angela Carter, Choman Hardi, Paul Henry, Ada Limón, Linda Pastan, R S Thomas and Tiphanie Yanique.