It is not perfect

This is the first published collection of poetry by Jacqueline Hall. The poems cover themes of love, loss, memory and friendship but primarily they are about nature; the observation of native flora and fauna, wildlife and trees and the pleasures of learning. Many were written about familiar haunts and walks in Kent, Oxfordshire and Norfolk. Interwoven are reflections on the natural world's revelations and communications with us, the everyday grief and joy of being human and the mystery and abundance of creation and space.

Jacqueline Hall was born in London and grew up in Blackheath. She studied English Literature at Oxford University before later training to be an NHS Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist at the Tavistock Clinic. She continued to work there for the remainder of her career, as well as in multi-agency and fostering and adoption services in Camden and Kent. She is now retired and divides her time between her homes in South London and Walmer, on the Kent coast.