i am ill with hope: poems and sketches by Gommie Charles Boyle his first full-length book in

his first full-length book in English translation

and scenes and myths from his Irish Catholic upbringing

'Selima Hill's Jutland has an astounding vivacity

This collection also observes the natural world

Ágnes Lehóczky

i am ill with hope: poems and sketches by Gommie Charles Boyle his first full-length book inIn 2019 poet artist Gommie began walking the coastline of an England with nothing but a backpack, a tent, and an unusually large collection of pens. His aim? Searching for hope during increasingly hard times. From losing his way on the Dover Hills to bankruptcy in Rhyl and wild camping in Scarborough, Gommies extraordinary journey is still ongoing, and his findings a deeply moving mixture of texture, illustration, poetry, and verbatim conversations