Saturday Signing – Come and meet poet Frank McMahon

Come and meet poet Frank McMahon, who will be signing copies of his book, The Light Will Always Return.

This is Frank’s third poertry collection. His previous books, At the Storm’s Edge and A Different Land were published by Palewell Press. He has won prizes for his work and read at The Cheltenham Literary and Poetry Festivals in 2023. Last year, he worked with two schools on the national Poetry Together initiative and this year worked as a volunteer for Cheltenham Poetry Festival.

“The Light Will Always Return” is the title of Frank McMahon’s third book of poems, published in April.

“Things which stopped me in my tracks” inspired some of the poems in my book, alongside work which celebrates the work of other artists and craftswomen/ men.

“Other poems draw inspiration from the natural world, starting with winter light.

“There are shadows in the book: loss, environmental concerns, conflict but the abiding theme is hope and optimism.

“These essential qualities of living are there around us but also need to be enhanced  by our resilience and our willingness to work towards protection and restoration.”

Frank McMahon lives in Cirencester. His professional career was in Social Work/ Welfare with three Local Authorities, Red Cross and Action for Children.