Somewhere In Heaven
Red Squirrel Press is delighted to invite you to help us celebrate the publication of Somewhere in Heaven, the new collection of poetry from Tom Kelly.
We will be holding two launch parties,
the first at 6.00 pm on Wednesday 17 February, in Northumbria University’s Gallery North;
the second a week later, at 7.30 pm on Wednesday 24 February, in South Shields Central Library.
See our Events page for further details (including how to book) – and more about other Red Squirrel events.
http://www.redsquirrelpress.com/index.php?events
Or read more about Somewhere in Heaven (including two poems from the book.)
http://www.redsquirrelpress.com/index.php?somewhere
Somewhere in Heaven
by Tom Kelly
Kelly’s fourth collection continues the theme of his last
collection, Love Lines – the acute sense of loss in his north-east
England. He walks along the Tyne lamenting the loss of heavy
industry and its impact on the community.
The poem ‘Sunday in Winter’ perhaps best sums up Kelly’s
concern – a man, searching for his past life, now lost, wonders
whether it was all a dream: “some stranger’s life rifled / allowed
a dream to sneak in, / filch its corrupt way into this unbearable
aching”. In this wonderfully observed collection, Kelly captures
a world we need to hear and see.
Taken from:
PBS Bulletin, Spring 2010

Hi Tom -and congratulationson what I’m sure is another surefire winner. I teach on Wednesday evenings so unfortunately won’tmake it to your launch(es) but wish you two fine evenings. Looking forward to reading Somewhere in Heaven- sending off to Sheila for it now….xxJoan (Johnston)
Joan,
Sorry you can’t make it. But thanks for your support. It’s much appreciated.
Hope youi enjoy the collection.
Cheers and all the best,
Tom