The Salmon's Tale
- 92 pages
- 4 hours of reading
This book merges the poet Jessie Lendennie's narrative poem alongside a visual journey created by Salmon designer Siobhán Hutson through Salmon Poetry's 40 years, celebrated in 2021.
Adam Tavel delves into the intricate relationships between home, memory, and landscape within his poetry. His verses are characterized by precise language and a penetrating gaze into everyday life. Through his poems, Tavel offers reflections on how the places we inhabit shape our identities and recollections. His work stands as a testament to poetry's capacity to find beauty and profound meaning in the ordinary.


This book merges the poet Jessie Lendennie's narrative poem alongside a visual journey created by Salmon designer Siobhán Hutson through Salmon Poetry's 40 years, celebrated in 2021.
2021 is a very special year for Salmon as we celebrate 40 years publishing the finest Irish and international literature. To mark that achievement, and to pay tribute to the work of publisher Jessie Lendennie, 100 writers have come together in this special Festschrift presented as a complete surprise to Jessie at Christmas 2020.