'when we first met
in that warm corner
of the pub on a Friday
and talked about
the short stories
of Raymond Carver
until chuck-out'
from 'At The Hospice'
'Back to the Bridge' is a collection of shorter poems written by Sam Telford in 2024. The poems are stripped back and minimal in format while retaining quiet intensity. Themes include his hometown, the recent passing of a friend and the process of writing poetry. The poems are both colloquial and localised, at times darkly humorous and often take the form of suggestive sketches.
Sam Telford was born in 1992 in Gateshead. He works as a tea merchant and lives in Newcastle Upon Tyne.
All photographs are by the author.
KV1 (Second Edition)
ISBN 9781068520075
44 pp.
A6 pocket paperback.
Printed on fully recycled paper.
