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A4 Star Review of my Poetry Collection Shadows and Birdsong

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I was delighted to receive this 4 star review of my recently released poetry collection Shadows and Birdsong:

 

“Kevin Morris’s latest poetry collection, Shadows and Birdsong, is a meditation on aging and mortality, familiar territory for readers who have read his previous collections. What sets this collection apart is a refining and deepening of Morris’s craft. The approaches to the transience of life are more varied, the rhyme schemes more sophisticated …”. To read the review on Goodreads please follow this link Elizabeth Gauffreau’s review of Shadows and Birdsong | Goodreads

All Smells Fresh After Rain

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All smells fresh after rain.

The scent of wet earth

Speaks of rebirth.

But excess heat

Will defeat the rain.

 

These dead leaves

Hang

Or fall

And I recall

Autumn is yet to come.

 

Launch of Shadows and Birdsong on the World Poetry Cafe

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I was delighted to appear on the World Poetry Café to celebrate the birthday of the show’s tech, Victor, and to launch my recently published poetry collection, Shadows and Birdsong, which is available in Kindle and paperback.

 

To listen to the podcast please follow this link https://www.mixcloud.com/VictorSchwartzman/world-poetry-cafe-august-20-kevin-morris-and-victors-81-birthday/

. My segment starts approximately 20 minutes in.

 

To download a sample or to purchase Shadows and Birdsong please click here https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HDQ9QK3Z/

 

Another Great Review of Shadows and Birdsong

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On 10 August, I released my poetry collection, Shadows and Birdsong, which is available in Kindle and paperback.

 

I was pleased to receive this wonderful review of Shadows and Birdsong https://audreydriscoll.com/2026/08/18/new-release-shadows-and-birdsong-by-k-morris/

A 5 Star Review of my Poetry Collection Shadows and Birdsong

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I was delighted to read this 5 star review of my recently published poetry collection Shadows and Birdsong, which is available in Kindle and paperback. To read the review please follow this link https://aspholessaria.co.uk/2026/08/17/review-of-shadows-and-birdsong-by-kevin-morris/

Changing Seasons

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The weather is good

(According to some).

In the summer wood

Leaves long dead

Brush my greying head.

 

Autumn will come

And the heat cease.

Yet leaves fall

And I recall

Autumn is yet to come.

 

In my childhood

I collected conkers and acorns

From leaf-strewn lawns

 

Today there is little breeze

And the leaves

Fall from trees

Thirsting for drink

 

 

And I hope for rain.

It will come,

But what has been done

Can not be undone

Shadows and Birdsong is Now Available to Purchase from Amazon

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I am delighted to announce that my new poetry collection, Shadows and Birdsong is now available from Amazon in Kindle and paperback. To download a sample or purchase Shadows and Birdsong please click here https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HDQ9QK3Z/

 

Book Description

 

Shadows and Birdsong brings together poems that reflect on nature, memory, friendship, and the quiet passing of time. Moving through woodlands, graveyards and everyday rooms, K Morris writes about the moments that stay with us and the ones that slip away.

The collection touches on ageing, loss, companionship, and the small details that shape a life: birds calling in the trees, the steady tick of a clock, the feel of rain, the presence of shadows. Some poems remember those who are gone; others simply observe the world as it is, with its mix of beauty and impermanence.

 

 

Miss Heart

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I met a young lady named Heart

Who asked me to show her my art.

She was full of desire

And did greatly admire –

And then I showed her my art

Cecil Who Went to Sea in a Vessel

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There once was a poet named Cecil

Who went to sea in a vessel.

As the boat sank

He penned verses blank.

But they never found them or Cecil!