Ash of Time : Hedgehog Poetry Press : 9781913499938 : 1913499936 : 07 Jul 2022 : "These poems reflect the period of my lifetime from the 1950's until the present day 2021. They make use of natural landscapes, the physical body and the psyche to map changes in society, technology and globalisation, and how humanity is becoming more isolated and lost within our Earthly Paradise and the wonders of the Cosmos. They also subtly comment on the advancement of the empowerment of women, on the rising displacement of people worldwide, and climate change, also about our present plague and global lockdown. Generally these poems are about the shortness of life and the losses we all suffer and how as a global tribe we search for love and safety, travellers within a vast universe of experience. I have also tried to emphasise the joy of being in the moment and listening for a deeper connection to an intuitive world." - Penny Sharman "In Penny Sharman's latest book, The Ash of Time, we are given ve