Sparrows at the Breakfast Table by Richard Douglas Pennant Bob Beagrie The frailty of bodies

The frailty of bodies

‘Listening to the snowmelt / of the patriarchy’

catching it before it vanishes

real or imaginary – from questions of pirate and Pictish identity to riffs on twilight and the twilight years

Prompts and activities inspire children to create their own poetry

Sparrows at the Breakfast Table by Richard Douglas Pennant Bob Beagrie The frailty of bodiesBeautifully observed and written with a lightness and freshness that breathes life through every poem, Sparrows at the Breakfast Table invites us into a place of wonder and love. These family moments, most acute between a grandfather and grandson, are filled with gentle humour and deep tenderness. And there is nothing shallow here these poems are not whimsies but serious reflections on the bonds we make across generations and how they go on