Mulberry Tree, The

“The Mulberry Tree is brave, beautifully judged and deeply moving.” 
– Roger Garfitt 
 “In The Mulberry Tree, Clare Crossman’s eye for detail is, as ever, accurate, acute, alive, alert. Often accompanied by a background of song-refrains, the poems range from celebrations of places – both wild and inhabited, from Cumbria to the Cyclades – to several poems about the experience of cancer, all the more moving for their understatement. These are integrated with expressions of love and memory, especially for members of her family. The feeling tone of every one of these poems is imbued with clarity, care and magnanimity. These strong, delicate poems are to be treasured and remembered.” – Richard Burns