The continuous world - an introduction to metaphor in poetry
The author thinks 'the most successful metaphors ... combine the delight of unexpectedness with a feeling of aptness'. She discusses Ted Hughes' poem 'Wind', Vicki Feaver's 'Ironing', Hugo Williams' 'Lights out', Heidi Williamson's 'Circus Pony' and Peter Redgrove's 'The Visible Baby'.