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ADVANCE INFORMATIONMoreThanJust MemoriesTony WardKEY SELLING POINTSA modern, %u2018easy on the mind%u2019 poetry collection written by the author of Unravelling Sussex.Well-researched biographical poems of famous people with a connection to Sussex, bringing them to life. PoemsinthesectionWhatWill SurviveofUsis LovewerepublishedintheAlzheimer%u2019sSocietysocialmedia duringthepandemicandroyaltiesfromthisbook willgototheAlzheimer%u2019sSociety.Rites of passage, troubled voices, love and loss, nature, heroes, war, environmental crises. Tony Ward%u2019s poems invite us to relive the experiences, triumphs, and tragedies that waymark our lives and that of our planet.This is a collection oftwo halves. Thirty-one ofthe poems havebeen previously published in various forms, broadcastonlocalradio,appearedonfilm,orwonprizes,theotherthirtyarenew.Amongothersources,TonyhasdrawnuponhispopularPoetry+seriesforthe lifestylemagazineSussexLife. Then,following hiswife%u2019s diagnosis ofAlzheimer%u2019s Disease, Tony beganwritingwords of comfort duringthe pandemic lockdowns for the Alzheimer%u2019s Society social media.Informative, entertaining, thought provoking, humorous, verse traditional and freestyle, and above all easily understood.Thisisacollectiontobesavoured.Youmayevenrecogniseyourselfreflectedattimes.If youfind some modern poetry hard going, thenthis is the book for you. Like the much-loved long-running %u201cClassicsforPleasure%u201d recordlabel,thisis%u201cPoetryforPleasure%u201d,acollectiontodipintowhateveryourmood. Goforit!Published regularly in his youth, Tony Ward resumed poetry writing in retirement. For several years he contributed a Poetry+ feature for Sussex Life, leading to his book Unravelling Sussex. During the pandemic, following winning a National Memory Day Poetry Prize, he also contributed poetry-based articles for the Alzheimer%u2019s Society Blog. He is based in East Sussex.Publication Date: 28th October 2024 %u00a39.99 ISBN:9781805145493 Thema subject category: DCF %u2013 Poetry by individual poetspaperback 198 x 129 mm 136 pp Portrait Authorlocation:SussexSales: Star Book Sales LLP T: 01404 515050E: enquiries@starbooksales.comtwitter.com/starbooksales