that 'death
heroes and martyrs
how quiet must a voice be in order to be heard
one which refuses to adjust to the expectations of a society
Guardian [on the third edition of Poems]
Today the Birds Will Sing by Helen Burke, edited by Jamie McGarry Lewis Freedman that 'deathSince the late 1970s, Helen Burkes poems have appeared in pamphlets, on greetings cards, on pieces of origami, on radio, on tape, on CD, on the side of stray dogs and in a million other places including, more recently, two collections from Valley Press. After a years work tracking them down, typing them up, and putting them into a sensible order, were delighted to present Today the Birds Will Sing; a comprehensive, exhaustive treasury of Helens