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The poems in The Oligarch Loses His Patience explore what poet Gwyneth Lewis referred to as ‘the dark side of regard’ – the effect of nurture on nature, of loss, the underlying drama of power and control, of fear, violence and death – present under the civilised veneer of daily life; the flipside of love in all its guises.
PENning, the Writers in Exile Committee’s biannual online journal, presents work by Scottish PEN’s member-writers alongside writing from people living in Scotland who are from other parts of the world.
