In 1948 English poet Mary Pargeter was born at home in the Hampshire hamlet of Newton Valence. Her idyllic country childhood was marred when, in 1956, the family moved to Surrey and the child unhappily experienced a suburban life, with pavements lit by street lamps. In her poetry she reflects on that childhood, heartbreak, early loves, disappointments and the entry into adulthood and at last understanding. She neither married nor had children. A child of the 60s, Mary flourished in art school and became a successful graphic designer.

• childhood: 1 duntroon 2 running board ride 3 soft dust 4 near a girl 5 chalk lane to school 6 teapot memory 7 the tallboy's drawer; love: 11 focus 12 tenth of november 13 no remembered words 14 loch awe 15 loch awe still 16 once and only 17 you could leave 18 winter daffodils 20 your dark doorway 22 the morning suit 23 I think of you 24 dream series; death: 29 the hospital room 30 not like me, mary 31 Q6 C10 32 not the time for dying 34 goodbye rob 36 at the wake; reflection: 41 I have not always been kind 42 distant memory 43 brief attraction 44 when the wind blows 45 a country childhood 46 little feet 48 echoes among the stone arches.

Surrey Life magazine, May 2015, TV presenter Juliette Foster: "She writes with the lightness of petals falling on water yet underscoring the mildness is an honesty that surprises with its intensity". Professor Carol Rumens, Guardian Books Online 'Poem of the Week' blog: "I have felt engaged with the work, and responsive to its emotional charge." ~ Jay Ramsay, Caduceus Journal: "She lets detail speak, often exquisitely, through things as they are; there is no attempt to escape through fantasy." ~ Female First online magazine, Lucy Walton interview with Mary Pargeter. ~ Angus Morris (RAF retd): "My human experience has been enriched by reading these poems. It is up to you if you are open to enrich yours..." ~ Full reviews/interviews are on: www.gbpublishing.org

In 1948 English poet Mary Pargeter was born at home in the Hampshire hamlet of Newton Valence. Her idyllic country childhood was marred when, in 1956, the family moved to Surrey and the child unhappily experienced a suburban life, with pavements lit by street lamps. In her poetry she reflects on that childhood, heartbreak, early loves, disappointments and the entry into adulthood and at last understanding. She neither married nor had children. A child of the 60s, Mary flourished in art school and became a successful graphic designer.

• childhood: 1 duntroon 2 running board ride 3 soft dust 4 near a girl 5 chalk lane to school 6 teapot memory 7 the tallboy's drawer; love: 11 focus 12 tenth of november 13 no remembered words 14 loch awe 15 loch awe still 16 once and only 17 you could leave 18 winter daffodils 20 your dark doorway 22 the morning suit 23 I think of you 24 dream series; death: 29 the hospital room 30 not like me, mary 31 Q6 C10 32 not the time for dying 34 goodbye rob 36 at the wake; reflection: 41 I have not always been kind 42 distant memory 43 brief attraction 44 when the wind blows 45 a country childhood 46 little feet 48 echoes among the stone arches.

Surrey Life magazine, May 2015, TV presenter Juliette Foster: "She writes with the lightness of petals falling on water yet underscoring the mildness is an honesty that surprises with its intensity". Professor Carol Rumens, Guardian Books Online 'Poem of the Week' blog: "I have felt engaged with the work, and responsive to its emotional charge." ~ Jay Ramsay, Caduceus Journal: "She lets detail speak, often exquisitely, through things as they are; there is no attempt to escape through fantasy." ~ Female First online magazine, Lucy Walton interview with Mary Pargeter. ~ Angus Morris (RAF retd): "My human experience has been enriched by reading these poems. It is up to you if you are open to enrich yours..." ~ Full reviews/interviews are on: www.gbpublishing.org

In 1948 English poet Mary Pargeter was born at home in the Hampshire hamlet of Newton Valence. Her idyllic country childhood was marred when, in 1956, the family moved to Surrey and the child unhappily experienced a suburban life, with pavements lit by street lamps. In her poetry she reflects on that childhood, heartbreak, early loves, disappointments and the entry into adulthood and at last understanding. She neither married nor had children. A child of the 60s, Mary flourished in art school and became a successful graphic designer.

• childhood: 1 duntroon 2 running board ride 3 soft dust 4 near a girl 5 chalk lane to school 6 teapot memory 7 the tallboy's drawer; love: 11 focus 12 tenth of november 13 no remembered words 14 loch awe 15 loch awe still 16 once and only 17 you could leave 18 winter daffodils 20 your dark doorway 22 the morning suit 23 I think of you 24 dream series; death: 29 the hospital room 30 not like me, mary 31 Q6 C10 32 not the time for dying 34 goodbye rob 36 at the wake; reflection: 41 I have not always been kind 42 distant memory 43 brief attraction 44 when the wind blows 45 a country childhood 46 little feet 48 echoes among the stone arches.

Surrey Life magazine, May 2015, TV presenter Juliette Foster: "She writes with the lightness of petals falling on water yet underscoring the mildness is an honesty that surprises with its intensity". Professor Carol Rumens, Guardian Books Online 'Poem of the Week' blog: "I have felt engaged with the work, and responsive to its emotional charge." ~ Jay Ramsay, Caduceus Journal: "She lets detail speak, often exquisitely, through things as they are; there is no attempt to escape through fantasy." ~ Female First online magazine, Lucy Walton interview with Mary Pargeter. ~ Angus Morris (RAF retd): "My human experience has been enriched by reading these poems. It is up to you if you are open to enrich yours..." ~ Full reviews/interviews are on: www.gbpublishing.org