By Helena Nelson Child Ballad is rich, packed with detail, incredibly varied in form and style, with masses of references. You can’t skim-read it. Well, you can, but if you do, you get a false impression of who and what this poet is. For me, he’s a slow read, each poem its own new self. … Continue reading EXCEEDING THE GRASP: On ‘Child Ballad’ by David Wheatley