Family Lines: Rachel Bower & Simon Armitage

Poems about parents and parenthood have been written throughout history, exploring the relationships that remain eternally familiar yet endlessly unfathomable. Family Lines traces this rich tradition, presenting diverse perspectives on subjects including pregnancy and arrivals, loss and letting go, mothers and fathers, ageing and farewells. 

Simon Armitage and Rachel Bower’s marvellous selection stretches from antiquity to the present day, bringing together adored classics and extraordinary contemporary poems.