The Pile Light

Between July and September 2015 Carol Pope wrote this powerful, moving and often witty collection of poems, prompted by her experience as a cancer patient undergoing chemotherapy treatment. Drawing on her long interest in literature, her early career as a journalist and her previous forays into poetry writing, she has crafted a sequence that speaks not only to those suffering serious illness and difficult treatment, but to all of us. 'The poems are full of intense vigour and fiercely alive ... a precious and hard-won insight.' Dame Hilary Mantel Author proceeds from the sale of this collection will go to cancer charities.