The Melancholy of Anatomy by Martin Corless-Smith Jeremy Robson for the tenderness between a

for the tenderness between a man and his ‘beautiful collared dog’

between what is familiar and what is other

Sensing that there are worlds beyond what we know

Covering dust-ups

yet playful

The Melancholy of Anatomy by Martin Corless-Smith Jeremy Robson for the tenderness between aIn The Melancholy of Anatomy, his ninth collection of poetry, Martin Corless Smith turns his attention towards ageing and mortality, and in particular to the death of his father. Shifting between formal verse and prose, from the metaphysical to the whimsical, from surreal to anecdotal, the book moves between poetic articulations as a mind might through memories, sifting to find anything to hold on to as everything flows and falls away. At times