We left before I had time
To comfort you, to tell you that we nearly touched………..
So starts Julia Copus’ most famous poem, The Back Seat of My Mother’s Car.
There are few poets who can claim to have invented a new form of poetry, but the specular poems of Julia Copus are just that. Her poetry is intimate, gripping, sometimes claustrophobic, but modern poetry at its best.
Winner of the most recent Forward Prize for a single poem, Julia Copus is a rising star of poetry, and a radio dramatist for the BBC. We were fortunate that she came to East Coker to read some of her poems and take part in a ‘question and answer’ session afterwards.