'A Proof of Light' (Colour Edition)

Moving poetry Collection by pize-winning poet C.M. Strong, Colour Edition, with beautiful full colour wildlife photographs by Danny & Gabriel Strong.

'A Proof of Light' is sold in support of OneKind
'Our mission is to give Scotland’s animals a voice; fighting against cruelty, campaigning to protect wildlife, farmed and companion animals, lobbying the Scottish Government, educating the public and promoting compassion for all animals.' Bob Elliot - Director OneKind. 
                   
C.M. Strong was winner of the St Teneu Poetry Competition 2025 with her poem 'The Fall', Runner Up in the SAA Internatonal Poetry Competition 2022 with her poem 'Sonyashnyky' about the war in Ukraine and she was Shortlisted for the Liverpool Poetry Prize 2023 judged by the late Brian Patten for her peom 'No Words'. She was Highly Commended in the Joan Eardley Centenary Poetry Competition 2021 for her poem 'Children of Chalk' and the poem was subsequently published in the Anthology All Becomes Art published by Speculative Books. Her poem 'Final Departure Before Lockdown' was Longlisted in the AUB International Poetry Prize 2021 and published in their online Anthology. Another of her poems 'Just Animals' was published in the beautiful coffee table book Legacy of Love that has raised over £60,000 for 50 animal charities world wide. A number of the poems in this anthology have inspired some of the short films from MOUSEHOLE FILMS. This collection includes her poem,' Mourning Cloaks', Longlisted in the Write Out Loud Poetry Competition 2020 judged by Andrew McMillan fand selected for the anthology, Beyond The Storm, poems from the COVID era; the collection is sold in support of the NHS. 
For more information about her work go to her page at C.M. Strong.   

'A Proof of Light' moves through time and locations, with the seasons as a backdrop, threading the poems together. Our need for a more restorative relationship with the natural world is a recurring theme, along with explorations of loss, grief and isolation. The earliest poems were written in the 1980s, with the most recent written in the shadow of Covid-19.' 
Also available in a Black & White Edition (just text) and both editions are also available from Amazon, on KINDLE and at the OneKind shop.
5 Star Amazon Reviews -
'This is a beautiful collection of inspiring, thought provoking poetry. The addition of the stunning photography of Scottish wildlife is an added bonus. A real pleasure to own this during our time if uncertainty.

'What a lovely collection of poems so beautifully written and such a joy to read.'