Bryce’s poems have been described by some reviewers as being
overly constrained or holding back – would you agree with this?
Did you feel that the collection had any overriding themes
or connections?
What was your favourite/least favourite poem? Why?
Self Portrait in a Wing
Mirror won the Cardiff International Poetry Prize in 2007 – why do you
think this was selected as the winning poem?
Did you notice the use of any particular forms or stanza
patterns? How do you feel these complemented
the writing?
Vertical Blinds is
a concrete poem, did you feel that it was successful? Does the layout enhance
the words?
Bryce has a fondness for rhyme patterns – how did you feel
about this? Is it integral to the work? Does it enhance it? Was it annoying?
Did you get any sense of location/place from the poems?
